IMPORTANT AMERICAN MAP - ONE OF THE FIRST TO SHOW CALIFORNIA as an ISLAND JOHN SPEED (1552-1629) AMERICA - With Those Known Parts In That Unknown Worlde (sic),1626-(76) (Burden 217 iv/iv)
Engraving, uncolored. Engraved by Abraham Goos andpublished by Thomas Basset and Richard Chiswell - 4th state of 4 in 1676 15 1/8 x 20 1/2” From “A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World”. Generally good condition. A repaired split in lower centerfold.
This is the most common version of this important map. One of the earliest maps to show California as an Island and the first in an atlas.
Southwest, American Historical, Maps, Ships, Exploration
