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Author: De Fer, Nicolas
Title: Cette Carte de Californie et de Nouveau Mexique, est tirée de celle qui a èté envoyée par un grande d'Espagne pour ètre communiquée a Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences
Place Published: Paris
Publisher:
Date Published: 1700
Description: Copper-engraved map, hand-colored in outline (probably later). 22.5x34 cm (8¾x13½“).First issue of this attractive and significant map, which Tooley calls: “A small but highly important map. California as an island lettered `Californias o Carolinas‘ with 50 place names. A very unusual map. New Mexico is shown covered with engraved numbers from 1 to 314 with an engraved key above giving the names of these 314 places. Thus a great amount of information is given on a small map. According to Wagner, this is the first map known to show the discoveries of Father Eusebio Kino.“ Leighly 110; McLaughlin 134; Tooley 62; Wagner NW Coast 462; Wheat Transmississippi 78.

Lower left margin chipped; map stained on upper and right half affecting mostly the engraved key, Gulf of Mexico and margins - the island of California, New Mexico and northern Mexico with only a few patches of light staining, a few tears repaired; fair to good.