(Americas) l'Amerique pour la Concorde de la Gˇographie des differents ‡ges - anon., ca. 1765. 5 x 8.
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Price: 125.00 USD
NP:: NP,, ca. 1765.. 5 x 8. This little gem of a map, from an eighteenth century geography, depicts the Americas when the outline of the continents was generally known save for the northwestern most corner of North America. The interior is something else again. Hard to miss is an immense Mer de l'Ouest in the northwestern corner of the continent, a famous cartographic error, a body of water that dwarfs the Great Lakes. The origin of this myth was the account of one Juan de Fuca who may or may not have voyaged to the northwest coast of America in 1592, passed through a straight into a body of water wherein he sailed more than twenty days. No matter whether his account was true, it was accepted as such for many years. Politically, America north of Mexique is divided into N.le Anglete[rre] in the east, Louisiane in the center and Nouveau Mexique in the southwest. The Ohio River is here Oyo R., an uncommon variant title, and in South America the Riv des Amazones very nearly reaches the Pacific. Much of interest for such a small map. Folded as issued with some faint browning, else crisp.
