This is the third of three similar miniature maps of the Americas drawn in a hemispheric projection in Description de l'Univers.California is depicted as an island on the Briggs model with a flat northern coastline. The northwestern coastline of North America starts to extend west near 60° N. An extensive coastline in the region of Australia and New Guinea and several Pacific islands appear in the west without names. This is the first state with page 269 at upper right and French text on verso.