Subject: World
Period: 1661 (circa)
Publication: Introductionis in Universam Geographicam…
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12 x 6.2 inches
30.5 x 15.7 cm
This charming double-hemisphere map features a peninsular form for California and a northwest coastline that extends to include Quivira and Anian. A huge Terra Australis Incognita is only partially delineated and incorporates Hollandia Nova. The western hemisphere features few place names, yet numerous spurious rivers. Present-day New England is called Norumbega, with Apalchem, Virginia, Medano, and Florida named along the east coast. Asia's eastern coastline is strangely straight, with an insular Korea.
References: Shirley #424.
Condition: B+
A nice impression issued folding with light foxing, a hint of offsetting, and a printer's crease at bottom right.
