Subject: Western Hemisphere
Period: 1638 (circa)
Publication: Neuwe Archontologia Cosmica
Color: Hand Color
Size:
14.2 x 11 inches
36.1 x 27.9 cm
Lovely, copper engraved map of the Americas based on the Blaeu and Hondius maps. North America is depicted with a prominent Virginia and an odd New England coastline. The western coastline above California makes the continent entirely too wide. There is only a hint of the Great Lakes. There is a large inland lake in equatorial South America. Small inset of Greenland. Strapwork title cartouche with a sea monster and Spanish galleons decorate the map. Merian's signature lower right. Ref: Burden #251. Paper is toned except for a lighter area along centerfold and impression is slightly weak in areas. $750 RESERVE
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Condition: B
