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FER, Nicolas de (1646-1720). La Californie ou Nouvelle Caroline, Teatro De Los Trabajos Apostolicos De Compa. E. Jusus En Americae Septe. ... Paris, 1720.
Large map of the Island of California, contemporary outline coloring, image 470 x 675 mm (502 x 713 mm sheet). Decorated with indigenous people and native wildlife. (Small internal tear to fold repaired on verso.)
A striking enlarged version of De Fer's map of 1700, one of the largest depictions of California of its time, containing new information about missions, Native American villages, and river systems, recording over 350 towns, villages, regions and rivers in California and northern Mexico. De Fer's map is based on the findings of the famous Californian missionary Father Kino. The text underneath the title provides a history of California until 1695. Lowry, Maps of Spanish Possessions #205; McLaughlin, California as an Island 196; Tooley America p.131; Wagner, Northwest Coast 517.
Large map of the Island of California, contemporary outline coloring, image 470 x 675 mm (502 x 713 mm sheet). Decorated with indigenous people and native wildlife. (Small internal tear to fold repaired on verso.)
A striking enlarged version of De Fer's map of 1700, one of the largest depictions of California of its time, containing new information about missions, Native American villages, and river systems, recording over 350 towns, villages, regions and rivers in California and northern Mexico. De Fer's map is based on the findings of the famous Californian missionary Father Kino. The text underneath the title provides a history of California until 1695. Lowry, Maps of Spanish Possessions #205; McLaughlin, California as an Island 196; Tooley America p.131; Wagner, Northwest Coast 517.