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Anonymous: L'Amerique Septentrionale [Unrecorded map showing California as an Island]
Title: L'Amerique Septentrionale [Unrecorded map showing California as an Island] Map Maker: Anonymous
Description: Unrecorded map of North America, showing California as an island, with a very curious shape. A close study of the lower part of California suggests a knowledge of De L'Isle's 1700 map of North America, which was one of the first maps to show California as a peninsula, following Kino's report. The configuration of the Mississippi River similarly suggests Kino's influence. The map is apparently very rare and was unknown to McLaughlin and therefore not in The Mapping of California as an Island or any of the standard reference works. Condition Description: Minor stain in Mexico and some minor offsetting.
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