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Map. Engraving with outline hand coloring. Image measures 18 1/4 x 22 5/8 inches, Sheet measures 20 x 24 inches. Beautiful map of North America with relief shown pictorially. Includes decorative cartouche, political boundaries and routes of various explorers. Special attention is paid to floating herbs in 'Mer de Sargasse'. The Sargasso Sea is a region of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by four currents forming an ocean gyre. Unlike all other regions called seas, it has no land boundaries. It is distinguished from other parts of the Atlantic Ocean by its characteristic brown Sargassum seaweed and often calm blue water. Five French forts are named. De L'Isle describes California as part of the main land and leaves what is not known blank. Some stains along centerfold, chips to upper margin and repair to right margin, otherwise in very good condition. The Amsterdam publishing firm of Covens and Mortier (1665-c. 1862) was established by Cornelius Mortier and Jean Covens. Together, the two republished the works of great 17th and early 18th century Dutch and French cartographers such as De L'Isle, Allard, Jansson, De Wit, and Ottens. The firm quickly grew into one of the largest and most prolific Dutch publishing outfits of the 18th century and enjoyed a long and prolific life under a variety of names. Guillaume Delisle (1675-1726) was a legendary French cartographer known for introducing a new standard of accuracy into 17th-century mapmaking. He was one of the cartographers who propelled the French school of map-making away from Dutch dominance. The French school emphasized science and accuracy over ornament. His family took over the business and kept publishing maps well into the late 18th century. He used astronomical observations to determine locations and draw more precise coastlines. He continually updated his maps and dispelled prevailing geographical inaccuracies throughout his life. Seller Inventory # 309523
Bibliographic Details
Title: America Septentrionalis in suas Praecipuas ...
Publisher: Covens and Mortier, Amsterdam
Publication Date: 1730
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