Peter Schenk: Americae tam Septentrionalis quam Meridionalis in Mappa Geographica

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Peter Schenk : Americae tam Septentrionalis quam Meridionalis in Mappa Geographica

Hand Colored, Very Good, Size : 510x585 (mm), 20.125x23 (Inches)

A rare and decorative map of the Americas with two beautiful hand coloured pictorial cartouches the title cartouche, flanked by two Native Americans. A large vignette at bottom shows explorers seated around a table, natives worshiping in a temple, and a battle. Latin text enclosed in the cartouche discusses the explorations of Columbus, and Catholic missions. Schenk based this map largely on Visscher and Sanson. The map depicts California as an island., McLaughlin #166; Tooley (Amer) p.128, #67

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