Mappe-Monde pour Connoitre les Progres & les Conquestes les Plus Remarquables des Provinces-Unies, ainsy que celles des Compagnies d'Orient et d'Occident, et les Pais quelles Possedent dans l'un et dans l'autre Hemisphere.
Amsterdam: ca. 1705. Unusual double-hemisphere map of the world, illustrating the success of the Dutch East and West India Companies throughout the world. With text above and below, sailing ships, lions, and the figure of Europa, seated inside a native fort. Showing California as an island, incomplete Australia and New Zealand, and the west coast of America extending toward Asia. From Chatelain's 'Atlas Historique'. Uncolored . Image size: 18 x 13". References: MCC 2 (Tooley - Antarctica), #54. Very good. Item #16453
Price: $1,200.00
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