Lot Details
Lot 186
[MAPS-CALIFORNIA as an ISLAND] Two examples of this cartographic misconception.
Comprising: SANSON D'ABBEVILLE, NICHOLAS. Amerique Septentrionale. [Paris: Mariette] dated 1657. Engraved map with hand-coloring. Engraved by A. Peyrounin. 8 x 11 inches (20 x 28 cm), with larger margins. Toned, a few spots. Burden 324, McLaughlin 18; And [CHATELAIN, HENRI ABRAHAM]. Carte du Gouvernement de l'Amerique. [Amsterdam: circa 1720]. Engraved double-page text with inset four engravings of the Council of the Indies and a map of the Americas titled "Carte de l'Amerique" presenting California as an Island, 13 x 17 inches (33 x 44 cm), with wider margins. McLaughlin 164. Lightly toned. The lot 2 maps.
C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation
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