[America]

Description:

California as large island without place names, but of unusual shape, with large peninsula on its northwest. Suggestion of strait to north. None found. Prime meridian to west of I. Bermudes (approx. 70 W latitude). Includes much of Europe and Africa. Fig.I and Fig.IV (bottom center) show geometrical projections; and Fig.II (lower left) and Fig.III (lower right) hemispheres each 6.6 cm. diameter show latitude and longitude grids. From: Geographia artificialis. Sive globi terraquei geographice repræsentandi artificium. Authore P. Henrico Scherer, Societatis Jesu. Pars V. Sumptibus Joannis Caspari Bencard, Bibliopolæ Academiæ. Monarchii, Typis, Mariæ Magdalenæ Rauchin Viduæ, Anno M.DCCIII. : Atlas Novus exhibens orbem terraqueum per naturæ opera, historiæ novæ ac veteris monumenta, artisque geographicæ leges et præcepta. Hoc est: Geographic universa in septem partes contracta, et instructa ducentis fere chartis geographicis, ac figuris, cujus; Pars V ... Geographia artificialis; FOL.O., following [p.]126. 7 parts (pars) published 1702-10; reissued 1730-37. [P. Henrico Scherer].

Creator:

Scherer, Heinrich, 1628-1704.

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Stanford

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Maps

Subject:

California as an island--Maps and World--Maps

Theme:

Imagery

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Image from the Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

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