"Carte d'Amerique Septentrionale et Meridionale avec les Decouvertes Faites dans les Derniers Voyages", Herisson, Eustache

This uncommon French map of the Americas is boldly engraved to show the topography, much of which is spurious - making it all the more interesting. Alaska is still a bit misshaped and an imaginary Northwest Passage is lightly engraved through the Canadian Arctic. In the western part of North America the Rocky Mountains radiate out from a central point in present-day Wyoming. The boundary between Canada and the United States reflects U.S. claims into British Columbia and an interesting British presence labeled Nouvelle Albion is shown in California. A panel of inset maps at left provide a detailed view of the West Indies.

References:

Condition: B+

A nice impression on a sturdy sheet with the watermarks of a birdhouse and the initials "FAD." Trimmed close to the neatline all around the map.