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Full title: Mappe-monde Geo-Hydrographique, ou Description Generale du Globe Terrestre Et Aquatique en Deux-Plans-Hemispheres Ou Sont Exactement Remarquees en General Toutes les Parties de la Terre et de l'Eau, Suivant les Relations les plus Nouvelles. Par le Sr. Sanson Geographe Ordinaire du Roy 1691.

A world map depicting the east and west hemispheres of the globe from the book, Atlas Nouveau Contenant Toutes Les Parties du Monde, ou Sont exactement Remarques Les Empires, Monarchies, Royaumes, Estats, Republiques & Peuples qui fy trouuent a present. Par le Sr. Sanson, Geographe ordinaire du Roy. Presente a Monseigeur le Dauphin.. by Herbert Jaillot. The Atlas Nouveau was first published by Jaillot in Paris in 1681 with 46 maps. California is depicted as an island and several regions, such as Alaska and New Zealand, are depicted as "unfinished." Dolphins and putti display a coat of arms at top center, and two tritons present a cartouche at the bottom with a dedication and date.


cartography
1691-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Jaillot, Hubert; Sanson, Nicolas
ink; paper; color wash; mounted on paper
23 in x 36 1/4 in
France: Paris