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L'Amerique meridionale et septentrionale : dressée selon les dernieres relations et suivant les nouvelles decouvertes dont les points principaux sont placez sur les observations de Mss. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences.

Description: Map shows major cities, political divisions for South America and southern and eastern portions of North America; California as an island. Includes notes, dates, and illustrated title cartouche depicting indigenous peoples and birdseye view of settlement with windmills, small illustrations of sailing vessels. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1705
Creator: Fer, Nicolas de, 1646-1720

Mappemonde ou description generale du globe terrestre.

Description: Map shows known extent of the world with six continents; partial coastline of "Nouvelle Hollande" [Australia] connected to coastline circling the lower globe; California as an island; political boundaries. Includes dates of discoveries and explorers voyages. Insets: "Le Soleil Salon le Pere Kircher" and "La Lune Selon Monsieur Cassini." Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: [1705..1721]
Creator: Chatelain, Henri Abraham

Le Vieux Mexique, ou, Nouvelle Espagne avec les costes de la Floride

Description: This map shows the country of Mexico and the surrounding areas. Countries are outlined in color; major cities, bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown pictorially) as well as colored symbols that appear to mark churches or missions. Dotted lines mark territories within Mexico. A color illustration of native people is in the lower left corner, near the text boxes containing the title and other information.
Date: 1705
Creator: Fer, Nicolas de, 1646
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