Title: Hemisphere Occidental [Bay of the West]
Map Maker:
Louis Brion de la Tour
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Place / Date: Paris / 1766
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Coloring: Hand Colored
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Size: 12 x 10 inches
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Condition: VG
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Price: $280.00
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Inventory ID: 16337
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Description: Interesting map of the Western Hemisphere showing explorers routes with dates, an early New Zealand and one very curious anomaly. At first look, the NW Coast of America has been updated to include the entire western coastline above Capo Mendocino and Capo Blanco, extending further westward in a convex fashion and seemingly rejecting the earlier French post Buache-De L'Isle models which included the Bay of the West & the discoveries of Aguilar & De Font. However, on closer look, the Bay of the West & related landmarks are still shown, one of the only maps to retain both features. A very unusual map. A decorative map from Brion De La Tour, one of the most prolific cartographic publishers of the mid 18th Century, with the deluxe decorative frame border which was added to the premium copies of this work.
Related Categories:
Maps of America
Maps of America
Maps of Northwest America
Maps of the World
Maps of the Western Hemisphere
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