California shown with a wide indented north coast labeled Nova Albion. River shown connecting Hudson Bay to Mare Vermejo, the waterway between the American continent and California. UCB. Title cartouche (lower left) depicts priests and natives, including one with wings and a face on its stomach. “Pag. 76.” (center top, above border). “TAB. VI.” (right top, above border). Issued in: Anleitung zu den fürnehmsten historischen Wissenschaften ... / M. Benjamin Hederichs. -- Berlin : Bey Christoph Gottlieb Nicolai, 1733. Book contains chapters on geography (with one world and five continental maps), geneology, heraldry, and a history of the world. [M. Benjamin Hederich].
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