SANSON, Nicolas (1600-1667). Mappe-Monde, ou Carte Generale du Monde.Paris, 1651.
Engraved double hemisphere world map, finely colored in contemporary outline, image 404 x 537 mm (427 x 555 mm sheet), showing California as an Island. (A few creases, short marginal tear, some marginal staining.)
The Mappe-Monde is one of the first to distinguish the Great Lakes. “Based largely on Jesuit reports, Lac Superior and Lac des puans… for Lake Michigan are here introduced…” (Shirley 390).
SANSON, Nicolas (1600-1667). Mappe-Monde, ou Carte Generale du Monde.Paris, 1651.
Engraved double hemisphere world map, finely colored in contemporary outline, image 404 x 537 mm (427 x 555 mm sheet), showing California as an Island. (A few creases, short marginal tear, some marginal staining.)
The Mappe-Monde is one of the first to distinguish the Great Lakes. “Based largely on Jesuit reports, Lac Superior and Lac des puans… for Lake Michigan are here introduced…” (Shirley 390).
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