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L'America Settentrionale Nuouamente corretta, et accresciuta secondo le relationi più moderne, da Gugliemo Sansone, Geografo di S. M. Christianisa



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    L'America Settentrionale

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    Kashnor notes, "A scarce map, showing California as an island, locating Drakes port, also showing Santa Fe and Taos in New Mexico. McLaughlin explains: this is a copy of Sanson's 1650 map. The first Italian version was printed in 1669, this is the second state printed in 1687. Foliated with cannibals. "Nuouamente corretta, et accresciata secondo le relationi piu moderne, da Guglielmo Sansone Geographo di S. M. Christianisa." "Giorgio Widman Sculp." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Circular seal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McLaughlin 65. Verso Text: MS notes: 156 Cat. 93 139315.

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    Amerique Septentrionale Par. N. Sanson Geographe Ordn. du Roy Revuë et changée en plusieurs endroits suivant les Memoires les plus recents augmentée et corrigée en cette seconde edition Par G. Sanson Geogr. Ordinaire du Roy

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows California as an island, with the "Detroit de Anien" at its northern extremity. Locates Nouvelle Albion, Pt. de Francisco Draco, Monte Rey, and San Diego." McLaughlin identifies this map as state 2 of Sanson's 1669 map. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Elaborate medallion lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McLaughlin 45; Wagner 399; Tooley 8 and 9; Leighly 53; BN Sanson V E (213). Verso Text: MS note: 209.

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    A Chart of the South Seas by J. Seller, J. Colton, W. Fisher, J. Atkinson, & J. Thornton

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    Kashnor notes, "Shows the west coast from "Fretum Anian" to the Straits of Magellan, New Guinea, and the Pacific Islands as far as they were then discovered. A very valuable and rare map of the west coast, showing California as an island, and locating P. Sir Francis Drake, Monte Rey, R. S. Barbara, ans P. S. Diego." McLaughlin identifies this as State 2 of this map. Kashnor dates as ca. 1680. Original map issued 1675 per McLaughlin, in Atlas maritimus. Map trimmed to neatline so is missing engraver attribution. Map partially copied from Jansson's earlier map, 105:249M. Cartouche includes figures of Native American, Chinese and Europeans. Part of cartouche directly copied from Jansson's 1650 map, 105:249M.. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McLaughlin 58; Phillips 487; Wagner 410; Tooley 39; Leighly 66.. Verso Text: MS note: 225.

    105:225 M