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Albrizzi map of North America c.1750

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Title: Carta Geografica dell'America Settentrionale
Author: Albrizzi, Giovanni Battista
Description: Copper-engraved map, hand-colored; colored pictorial cartouche. 33x42.7 cm. (13x16¾").Uncommon and attractive map of North America, based on De l'Isle, with pictorial cartouche at upper left showing natives, palm trees, and Neptune riding a sea monster. The west coast is shown only to C. Mendocin; Sierra Neuada is named; also Nuovo Albion, P. di Drak, Villaggio dei Canots, P. de S. Diego, etc. The routes of several explorers are shown, including Viaggio di Drak, Viaggio di Cortez l'an 1534, etc. From Vol. II of the Atlante Novissimo, plate 39, with that numeral inked on the reverse. Phillips Atlases 594
Heading: zzgPlace Published: Venice
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Date Published: c.1750