Subject: Western Hemisphere
Period: 1732-39 (published)
Publication: Atlas historique…
Color: Black & White
Size:
17.5 x 13.2 inches
44.5 x 33.5 cm
Folio sheet filled with fascinating French text, statistics and 4 engravings showing various European councils dividing up the continents. The maps itself (3.7 x 5.2")shows an unnamed ISLAND OF CALIFORNIA, The only political detail is the division of the regions between the colonial powers. Far to the south, a purely speculative Antarctic continent is suggested as "Terre Inconnue".
References: McLaughlin #164.
Condition: A+
Crisp impression.