Mariette World Map, 1651

MARIETTE, Pierre (1569 - 1657) after SANSON, Nicholas (1600-1667).
Mappe-Monde ou Carte Generale du Globe Terrestre Representee en deux Plan-Hemispheres...
Engraved map with hand-coloring in outine.
Paris, 1651.
15 5/8" x 21" sheet.
Nice example of the Sanson-Marriette double hemisphere map of the World. It is the first map to indicate N. Danemarck west of the Hudson Bay, here named the Mer Christiane. California is shown as an island, and Acoma and Santa Fe are noted in the Southwest, with Acoma shown correctly atop a mesa. The coastline of Asia is shown with the discoveries of the De Vries noted, including Terre de Iesso or Ieco, and a land called Yupi. The Great Lakes are not updated from the 1651 version, and do not show all five lakes. The map is typical of Sanson's "scientific" style of cartography that did not bother with decorative elements nor fanciful geography. It was published in conjunction with Pierre Mariette (father and son), who published many of Sanson's works after 1645.