Subject: Western Hemisphere - America
Period: 1754 (dated)
Publication: Hedendaagsche Historie
Color: Hand Color
Size:
14.2 x 13.6 inches
36.1 x 34.5 cm
An attractive map of the Americas that also includes a good bit of western Europe and Africa.  The map displays a speculative River of the West through North America, beginning at the Great Lakes and emptying into the Pacific at about 50° N. latitude.  The entire western part of North America is virtually blank.  The northwest coastline is delineated by a dotted line terminating with a notation concerning the Russian explorations in 1743 in the region of Alaska, with a nearby coast of Asia.  A simple title cartouche and nice compass rose adorn the map.
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Condition: A
Issued folding on a clean sheet with one tiny rust spot at center.  There is a binder's trim at lower right.