Relief shown pictorially. Issued in La geografia di Claudio Tolomeo alessandrino. California is shown as a peninsula. On verso: Descrittione dell'America della Nvova Spagna Tavola della America. In upper left margin: Descrittione dell'America. In upper right margin: Libro Quartro: 130. Title at top outside neatline "Nveva Hispania tabvla nova" Enlarged version of Giacomo Gastaldi's map published in 1548. 3rd of 3 known states. Includes additions of Siera Nevad and Calmifor. Includes a ship in the Pacific which is now labeled Mare Pacificvm. Golfo Mexicano is now labeled.
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Ruscelli, Girolamo, -approximately 1565, Ptolemy, active 2nd century, Rosaccio, Giuseppe, approximately 1530-approximately 1620, and Gastaldi, Giacomo, approximately 1500-approximately 1565
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