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. Ashley Baynton-Williams; Nordenskiöld 1,40(18)(Italian text, State 2). State 17. Italian text. Title changed to: AMERICA Secondo le ultime Osservazioni dell Ac- cademia Reale delle Scienze and no engraver’s name. “p. n. 73” (top right). Leone diagonally labeled off coast; Mecico labeled on the mainlaind; Zelanda labeled; Circolo del Tropico di Capricorno; N. Yorck, Boston, Virginia labeled; and with NUOUO MESSICO.
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