Novissima et Accuratissima TOTIUS AMERICÆ DESCRIPTIO

Description:

North Pacific (map upper left) is blank. Vignette of Poseidon and sea creatures in upper left. Additional artwork added to seas overall. California as a large island of Briggs type, with nearly flat northern coast. C. Mendocino is northern-most point on California. Anian and Straet Anian to northeast. Partial outline of Zelandia Nova to far southwest. Cartography and title cartouche based on Visscher's map of 1670. And is very similar to DeWit's 1670 map, Ogilby's 1671 map, and Meursius map of [1671-73]. per Gerardvm a Schagen Issued in: De nieuwe en onbekende weereld of beschrijving van America... / A. Montanus; by Jacob Meurs, 1671. Issued in: Atlas minor sive geographia compendiosa, qua orbis terrarum, per paucas attamen novissimas tabulas ostenditur / Amstelædami, N. Visscher, [1690?]. L.C. 506 & 3431; Wagner 405; Wheat 56; Tooley 34; Leighly 60.

Creator:

Schagen, Gerrit van, 1642-1690

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

America--Maps 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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