File:America or The New World.jpg
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DescriptionAmerica or The New World.jpg |
English: First state of Faden's beautiful map of America and the Western Hemisphere, with the words O Rare Columbus at the top of the title cartouche.
The map illustrates the discoveries of Captains Cook & La Perouse along the NW Coast of America and throughout the Pacific, including the Sandwich Islands. Pope Alexander's 1493 Line of Demarcation is shown in the Atlantic, separating the Portugese and Spanish possessions. The Antarctic Icy Sea is noted, along with a note reading Cook's Nec Plus Ultra 71 Degrees 10 Minutes Latitude South January 30th 1774. While the Bay of the West is not shown, there is an annotation in the Northwest which reads A'ASS TOPULSE or GREAT SEA of the Indians SEA of THE WEST of the Geographers. The Arctic Icy Sea or Hyperborean Sea is named. Excellent detail along the Northwest Passage, with several additional annotations. Several discovery and explorations annotations appear in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, relative to late 18th Century discoveries. Attractive cartouche with the words O Rare Columbia engraved in the clouds above the cartouche. |
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Source | https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/19356/a-map-of-america-or-the-new-world-wherein-are-intr-faden |
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Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. |
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