"Amer. Sep. Partie de la Vielle Californie. No. 58", Vandermaelen, Philippe Marie Guillaume

This fine lithographed map covers the Baja from Isle Redonda and the Mission de San Francisco Borja to La Paz. This was the first atlas map to provide such a fine level of detail in the Baja. The Atlas Universel was a monumental work and milestone in cartography; particularly the cartography of the American West. It was the first atlas of the world with all maps on the same scale (1: 1,641,836 - about one inch to 26 miles) and the first lithographed world atlas. The maps (400 in all) were intended to be joined together, thus forming a globe measuring 7.75 meters in diameter. There was only one edition, published in a series of parts between 1825-27, and the subscription list shows that a mere 810 copies were sold.

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Condition: A

Short fold separations are closed on verso with archival tape.