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AMERICÆ tam SEPTENTRIONALIS quam MERIDIONALIS in Mappa Geographica Delineatio

Description:

California as an island on second Sanson model, with indented northern coast. Fretum Anian to north; Terra Esonis Incognita to northwest; and Pays de Moozemleck to northeast. Insulæ Salomonis in [South Pacific]. Vignette with text (lower left) with female "America" with packaged goods; explorers around table, natives at "temple", and distant battle. Text discusses exploration by Columbus and Vesputius and Catholic missions. Issued in: Nieuwe atlas inhoudende de vier gedeeltens der waereld... Vijfde Deel ... / bij Iohannes Covens en Corenlis Mortier, [1705-1759]. Issued in: Atlantis sylloge compendiosa ... [Map 97] / G. Valk & P. Schenk, 1709. Ex Officina Petri Schenkii, in platea vulgo de Warmoes Straat sub signo N Visschers athlas. N [1705] .S33 L.C. 4276; Wagner 490; Tooley 67 (Plate 52); Leighly 132; Koeman,II, C&M11(564).

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/nm385qc1100

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/nm385qc1100 and 166

Creator:

Schenk, Pieter, ca. 1698-1775

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

America--Maps and California as an island--Maps

Theme:

Imagery

Rights:

Image from the Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false