Assignation at bottom left states: tot Amsterdam Nieuwelÿks uÿt Gegeven door Cornelis Dankerts voor aen op de Nieuwendÿck in den Atlas met Previlegie. With imprint changed to: tot Amsterdam By R. & J. Wetstein en William Smith en te Leiden By Samuel Luchtmans. Biblical text on verso in Dutch. With no imprint at bottom left. Shirley 615 and addenda; Tooley/Mapmakers, p. 587. By R. & J. Wetstein en William Smith en te Leiden By Samuel Luchtmans California as an island with an indented northern coast. N. Albion and Pt. d Fr. Draco at north end. A large area called Terra Esonis lies to the northwest separated from California by Straat Anian. The maps are encircled by a diagram of an eclipse, astronomical drawings and explanations, and two polar projections, the northern one showing California as an island. Issued as a separate publication or a Dutch bible.
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