"An Hidrographicall Draught of Mexico, as It Lies in Its Lakes", Gemelli Careri, John Frances

This excellent small map of Mexico City and its vicinity was published in an English translation of the accounts of Italian adventurer Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri (1651-1725). It roughly centers on Mexico City located in the Lake of Mexico and extends to show the surrounding region, including an erupting volcano in the southeast. A compass rose in the lake orients the north to the left. From the fourth volume of Awnsham and John Churchill's A Collection of Voyages & Travels, with "Page 514" in the top right corner. This map also appeared in The General History of the Vast Continent and Islands of America (1726), albeit with a slightly different title.

Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri (1651-1725) was an Italian adventurer and traveler. Frustrated with his law career, he set out in 1693 to travel around the world, financing his way by purchasing goods at each stage and selling them along the way. He wrote of his travels in the six-volume Giro Del Mondo (1699); the English translation was published as the fourth volume in Awnsham and John Churchill's A Collection of Voyages & Travels.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) G.CHUR-1a #44.

Condition: A+

A fine impression on a bright sheet with wide margins and a few negligible spots.