Nicholas Sanson:  Audienca De Guadalajara, Nova Mexico, California, &c . . .

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Title: Audienca De Guadalajara, Nova Mexico, California, &c . . .

Map Maker: Nicholas Sanson

Description:

Nice example of the first regional map of America to show California as an Island.

Prior to this map, all maps with California shown as an Island were either World maps, Western Hemisphere, North America, Pacific Ocean or some substantially larger geographical region.   The region illustrated was still largely unknown.  First map to show the so-called Second Sanson Model of insular California (two bays shown in Northernmost portion of the island). Nomenclature is a combination of Blaeu and Sanson. New Indian tribes named along the Rio Grande.  The peninsula above California is a curious and unexplained addition.

This example is from Johann Zurner's Die Gantz Erd-Kugel, published in Frankfurt in 1679.  The Zurner edition is perhaps the rarest of all editions and is theo only edition to include the title in Spanish.

A seminal map, which influenced California Cartography for the next 50 years.  A cornerstone map for California collectors.

Condition Description: Minor offsetting.

References: Burden 327; Leighley 9; McLaughlin 16; Tooley p.116

Related Categories:
Maps of Baja California
Maps of California
Maps of Mexico
Maps of Southwest America