Sold for:
$1,250
$1,250
[Amsterdam, c. 1700] Double-page engraved map with hand-coloring illustrating North and South America, the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, parts of France and Spain, and the west coast of Africa. With large decorative cartouche flanked by figures to lower left corner. This map depicts some unusual geographic characteristics including oddly shaped great lakes, an overly wide South America, California as an island, and the mythical location Terra Esonis. Framed and matted. 21 x 24 1/2 inches.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2015-08-05
