AMERICA

Description:

Without "leaf collar" on cartouche. [1749], with changed title cartouche: plaque now has title and "leaf collar" above it, without cartographer identification, and text in lower right re-written. Similar to map of same title issued by Probst, [1784?], except for changed cartouche. UCB. verfertiget von Joh. George Schreibern. Issued in: Atlas selectus von allen Konigreichen und Landem der Welt; zum bequemen Gebrauch in Schulen, auf Reisen und beij dem Lesen der Zeitungen, [Plate]7 /verfertiget und in Kupffer gestochen von Johann George Schreibern. -- Leipzig, [s.n., 1749]. Reissued, 1761, without changes, in: Das Brittische Reich in America sammt dem eroberten Canada mit denen wichtigen infeln Gadaloupe, Martinique und andern See=Blaeken... -- Sorau, Germany : ben Gottlob Hebold, 1761. California as large island with nearly flat northern coast and many coastal place names. "TERRA ESONIS INCOGNITA" and "Fretum Anian" to northwest, and "Paye de Moozemleck" to north. Title cartouche (lower left) as large plaque with a native on each side. Column of text to map right explains map abbreviations.

Creator:

Schreiber, Johann Georg, 1676-1750

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Atlases

Subject:

America--Maps, Atlases, and California as an island--Maps

Theme:

Imagery

Rights:

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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License:

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Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

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More details at:

https://purl.stanford.edu/pm552tr1784