"Navigationes Praecipuae Europaeorum ad Exteras Nationes", Scherer, Heinrich

Splendid map of the world on an oval projection showing California as an island and a partially mapped Australia and New Zealand. This map is from the series produced by Scherer, who was a mathematics professor and devout Jesuit. It shows the sailing routes to the East Indies across the Pacific, around the Cape of Good Hope, and (optimistically) through a Northeast Passage to Japan. The corners are richly decorated with sailing ships representing the four major European powers, Holland, France, Spain and Britain.

References: Manasek #65; Shirley #631.

Condition: A+

Some light pencil marks in blank margin, far from map image.