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Stock# 113004
Description
California as a Peninsula -- Or is it?
Fine old color example of this very rare edition of Isaak Tirion's map of the World.
Perhaps the most fascinating element of the map is the curious coastline of California, which seems to revert to the Sanson model of California as an Island for the upper portion of the map, where the tell-tale two fingers are sticking upwards to the North, whereas the rest of the map is consistent with the post-De L'Isle mapping of the West Coast.
Isaak Tirion Biography
Isaak Tirion was a prominent Dutch publisher based in Amsterdam in the eighteenth century. He is best known for historical works that included prints showing scenes from around the world. He also produced maps, such as those in the Nieuwe Hand-Atlas of 1744.
![Europe, Asie, Afrique et Oceanie [ and ] Amerique du Nord et Amerique du Sud](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/110198.jpg)
