"Amerique", Duval, Pierre
Subject: Western Hemisphere
Period: 1676 (published)
Publication: Le Monde ou la Geograhie Universelle
Color: Hand Color
Size:
5 x 4 inches
12.7 x 10.2 cm
Charming miniature map of the Americas. California is shown as an island and the D. d'Anien separates California from a huge Terre de Iesso, with a D. de Vriez separating Iesso from Asia. The Spanish colony of St. Fe is identified, Quebec is shown as the capital of the French possessions and St. Augustine is shown in Florida. N. Suede is incorrectly shown, as the Dutch took possession of that colony in 1655. In the Pacific, the recently discovered coastline of New Zealand is depicted as a remnant of the old southern continent. Pierre Duval was Nicolas Sanson's nephew and pupil. He published a wide range of atlases and individual maps including the fine miniature world geography that included this map.
References: Burden #350; McLaughlin #26.
Condition: A
Minor soil in blank margins.
