Issued in: Pratique de la Mémoire Artificielle, pour apprendre et pour retenia la Geographie Universelle..., Tome III. – Par le P. Buffier, de la Compagnie de Jesus. -- A Paris: Chez Pierre-François Giffart, rue S. Jacques, à Sainte Thérèse, M.DCC.XL (1740). California with indented northern coastline and without place names, except on State 9, which is engraved by H. van Loon. Mainland coastline continues northwest to 55 deg. N. The States and Variants listed identify differences between very similar maps and may, with additional research, be re-arranged. French text. With unchanged title cartouche. With “P.329” (top right); with Leon diagonally labeled off coast above Panama; Mexi on mainland of Mexico; Zélande; Cercle du Tropique de Capricorne; and N york, Boston and Virginie labelled; MER DU NORD; and with NOUXau MEXIQUE. Gravé par Denise Macquart. Ashley Baynton-Williams; Nordenskiöld 1,40(18)(Italian text, State 2).
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