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Stock# 14848
Description
Rare early English map of America, showing California as an Island and naming the Englsih Colonies. This map appeared in Modern's rare Atlas Terestris, first published in 1687. A bit of loss to the lower left margin. Map has been archiavally backed, but is in very nice condition.
Robert Morden Biography
Robert Morden (d. 1703) was a British map and globe maker. Little is known about his early life, although he was most likely apprenticed to Joseph Moxon. By 1671, Morden was working from the sign of the Atlas on Cornhill, the same address out of which Moxon had previously worked. Most famous for his English county maps, his geography texts, and his wall maps, Morden entered into many partnerships during his career, usually to finance larger publishing projects.
![Amerique du Sud Spheroidale . . . 1860 [with Antarctica]](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/106753.jpg)
