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Description:

Par Mr. Moullart-Sanson Geographe ordin. du Roi. A large double hemisphere world map showing an insular California. Below are six hemispherical projections, one (a polar projection, the second from the right) showing California as a small unlabeled island. These six projections were taken from a 1695 Moullart Sanson map of similar design. The text immediately above the six hemispheres remains the same while the figure numbers and the text below the maps has been added. Note above California on the large map states: “La Californie passe pour pres qu’ Isle, et pour tenir a la Terre Ferme.” A Paris. Ches le Sr. Robert Geographe Ord. du Roy. Sur le Quay de thorloge du Palais. (lower center, between the two large hemispheres). Gilles Robert de Vaugondy succeeded Moullart as Geographer to the King in 1730. 1 (upper right corner). Shirley 574.

Creator:

Moulart-Sanson, Pierre, d. 1730 and Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

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

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

More details at:

https://purl.stanford.edu/pr371kr1249