The Isle of California. New Mexico. Louisiane. The River Misisipi… MOLL 1709 map
SKU: P-7-018266
'The Isle of California. New Mexico. Louisiane. The River Misisipi and the lakes of Canada'
This fascinating map includes a substantial amount of early detail. California is shown as an island, with twenty named places. The Straits of Annian, implying a passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic or Arctic, is shown. The cartography of the Southwest includes remarkable detail given how little was actually known about the region at the time. A note close to the source of the Mississippi states that "In this tree is cut the Arms of France". The Mississippi is shown entering the sea substantially to the west of its actual location, based on Lasalle, with the Ohio River flowing into the Mississippi in the general vicinity of Dallas. Lake Superior is named as "Tracy L[ake]". A Recollects/Récollets Mission is shown at around 50 degrees north. Many Indian tribes and settlements, and early French and English forts and settlements are shown.
Size 30 x 20 cm | 11.5 x 7.5 inches
Date Published: 1709
Type: Antique copperplate map
Author: Moll, Herman
Publication: Compleat Geographer
Condition: Good |
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