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Original Hand Coloring, Very Good, Size : 460x545 (mm), 18.125x21.5 (Inches)
A very decorative map of North America depicting California as an island, and a large cartouche of native Americans in the upper left. The map also shows various forms of wildlife.
"Based on Hondius' map of 1636, with minor changes, including addition of named I. de Ceintas off west coast of California, a ship rather than sea animal in Buttons Bay, and the small cartouche now with: Amstelodami" (McLaughlin)
The map is richly embellished with a variety of animals throughout the interior. The oceans are teeming with ships and sea monsters. The title cartouche features several Native Americans and the imprint cartouche features two comely mermaids., McLaughlin 14; The Map House of London: 14
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