Title: Nouveau Mexique [California as an Island]
Map Maker:
Pierre Du Val
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Place / Date: Paris / 1660 (1672)
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Coloring: Uncolored
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Size: 5.5 x 4 inches
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Condition: VG+
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Price:
SOLD
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Inventory ID: 12297
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Description: Rare map of California as an island, the second earliest map to focus on just California and the contigouous coastal regions, after Sanson's map of 1657. Identifies numerous place names on the west coast, inclduing Drake's Bay, Monterey, Pt. Concepcion, San Clemente Island and Cabo San Luca, plus the Island of Santa Cruz in the Mar Vermille. Quivera, Anian and N. Albion are named, along with Cibola. Lac de Conibas is shown. East of the Mountain range in New Meixo, the Apaches, Vaqueros mont suala and Poala are shown, along with a number of other settlements. Of all of the regional maps to focus on California, the Du Val is probably the rarest. Third state. Burden 3534, McLaughin 30.
Related Categories:
Maps of America
Maps of Baja California
Maps of California
Maps of Mexico
Maps of Southwest America
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