Subject: North America
Period: 1683 (published)
Publication: Description de l'Univers
Color: Black & White
Size:
4.5 x 6.1 inches
11.4 x 15.5 cm
First state of this charming miniature map of the continent with the ISLAND OF CALIFORNIA shown only to about the 40 deg. N. The Great Lakes are open-ended in the west and called "Mer Douce" and there is a north-south range of mountains called "Mont de Suala". Crisp impression with drape style title cartouche. Ref: McLaughlin #81-1
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Condition: A+