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CORONELLI, Vicenzo Maria (1650-1718). America Settentrionale Colle Nuove Scoperte Sin All Anno 1688. Venice, 1690.
Hand-colored engraved map, 615 x 453 mm (633 x 471 mm sheet). (A few tape repairs on verso.) Matted.
Western part of North America (of the two part map) showing California as an island. Coronelli recognised the importance of the Mississippi. The map is based on the cartography of Sanson's 1669 map, with additional mountain ranges along the eastern coast of the island. McLaughlin, 103; Tooley, p. 125, 57.
Hand-colored engraved map, 615 x 453 mm (633 x 471 mm sheet). (A few tape repairs on verso.) Matted.
Western part of North America (of the two part map) showing California as an island. Coronelli recognised the importance of the Mississippi. The map is based on the cartography of Sanson's 1669 map, with additional mountain ranges along the eastern coast of the island. McLaughlin, 103; Tooley, p. 125, 57.