AMERICQVE SEPTENTRIONALE

Description:

1726, with additions to title cartouche: A PARIS chez L'auteur aux Galleries du Louvre, 1705; Dans la ruë Froimanteau vis à vis le Louvre 1726. California with nearly flat northern coast sloping up to east, but also joining to mainland. Text above California states: L'on croit a present que la Terre de Californie est jointe au Nouveau Mexique. Great Lakes are complete. "fol.110" (top right). BN Sanson II A(1) and Sanson IIC; UCB; Ashley-Baynton-Williams; Burden 324 (Plate 324); L.C. 1151, 1152, 1153. California with nearly flat northern coast sloping up to east. Title cartouche of scrollwork (upper left). Engraved by: A Peyrounin sculp. (lower left). Additional variations mentioned by P. Burden: Zunners 1679, see Checklist Entry 90. Ribbius 1682, see Checklist Entry 89, with States of both indented and flat northern coastline for California. Marret 1694, see Checklist Entry 119. Châtelain ca.1735, see Checklist Entry 91. Par le Sr. Sanson d'Abbeville Geographe du Roy.

Creator:

Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

California as an island--Maps and North America--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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