Americas with California an island
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Author: Meullers, Johann Bernhard
Title: America oder Neu Europa
Place Published: [Berlin]
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Date Published: [1738]
Description:
Author: Meullers, Johann Bernhard
Title: America oder Neu Europa
Place Published: [Berlin]
Publisher:
Date Published: [1738]
Description:
Copper-engraved map. 22x18.3 cm (8½x7¼"), tipped at top to backing leaf.
Rather scarce map of North and South America, "California as a long island with indented northern coast. Land to northwest labeled: "Terra Borealis icognita detect. a Joh. de Gama. Guadalcanal is wrongly placed near west coast of South America" - McLaughlin 198. An engraved vignette in lower left depicts three Europeans presenting an open chest to a native. The map was issued in Meullers/ "Leben un gewohnheiten der Ostjacken."..
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Lower left margin trimmed to neat line as issued for folding into book; very good.
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Americas with California an island
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