"Carte du Golphe du Mexique et des Isles de l'Amerique. Pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Attractive map of the islands of the Caribbean with the parts of the United States and Mexico that border the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the northern coastline of South America. Routes of several explorers are shown, including Cortez, Ponce de Leon, and Hernandez de Cordova, along with many coastal place names. A delicately engraved rococo-style title cartouche fills the upper right.

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Condition: A

Issued folding, now flattened on a bright sheet of watermarked paper with tissue reinforcements along several folds on verso. A binding trim at right has been replaced with old paper, and an adjacent binding tear that enters 1/2" into the map border has been professionally repaired.