Pieter Schenk, America Septentrionalis Novissima..
America Meridionalis Accuratissima", 17th century colored map A fine and decorative map of the Americas. North America is based on the Sanson-Jaillot model with California as an island. Buttons Bay and the Great Lakes are both left open-end in the west, leaving open the possibility of a Northwest Passage. An unusual feature of the map is the pair of large cartouches, one for each continent, each surrounded by figures including natives, animals, explorers, and a river god. Plate size: 23 1/4 x 18 inches. Nicely framed and glazed.
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America Meridionalis Accuratissima", 17th century colored map A fine and decorative map of the Americas. North America is based on the Sanson-Jaillot model with California as an island. Buttons Bay and the Great Lakes are both left open-end in the west, leaving open the possibility of a Northwest Passage. An unusual feature of the map is the pair of large cartouches, one for each continent, each surrounded by figures including natives, animals, explorers, and a river god. Plate size: 23 1/4 x 18 inches. Nicely framed and glazed.
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