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Auction #98 , closed March, 2002



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Carte de la Californie et des Pays Nord-Ouest separes de l' Asie par le detroit d' Anian, extraite de deux cartes publiees au commencement du 17e siecle

1772
Vaugondy/Diderot
Western North America
12.7" x 11.3"

$275.00

Two maps, one inset into the other. The inset map is based on a world map by Plancius issued in 1641, while the larger map is based on Visscher's map of 1612. Other than a recognizable Baja California, the maps are filled with the cartographic myths of the 17th century. The northwest coast bulges too far to the west. Both maps feature the seven cities of Cibola.

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