This large beautifully engraved hand coloured original antique map of America - showing California as an Island - was published by Gerard Valck in 1695.
This is an important map trying to define the countries and regions then owned by the many European powers laying claim to the Americas, such as France, England, Holland etc.
This is a reasonably scarce map with only 7 records of sales since 1994 with the highest price of $4600 paid in 2006.

This rather uncommon map of the Americas - with the unusual inclusion of two pictorial cartouches one for North & South America. California is shown as an Island with an indented northern coast based on the earlier Nicolas Sanson model, different only by the inclusion of three place names in Southern California: S. Isidoro, Gigante and N S del la Guadalupe.
The title cartouche conveniently hides Terra Esonis Incognita that stretches out towards Asia and the Fretum Anian separates it from California. (Ref: Tooley; M&B)

General Description:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color: - off white
Age of map color: - Original
Colors used: - Yellow, green, red, blue.
General color appearance: - Authentic
Paper size: - 24 1/2n x 21in (620mm x 535mm)
Plate size: - 23in x 20in (590mm x 510mm)
Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm)

Imperfections:
Margins: - Bottom centerfold re-joined, no loss
Plate area: - Light age toning
Verso: - Light age toning

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