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Reiner & Joshua Ottens Pacific Map 1717

$2,000

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Reiner & Joshua Ottens
Magnum Mare del Zur cum Insula California | De Groote Zuyd-Zee en 't Eylandt California

Amsterdam by L. Renard ca 1717, reissue of Frederick De Wit [1675]

Map of the Pacific Ocean showing the west coast of America with California as an island,
and the north coast of Australia and the south coast of Tasmania and part of New Zealand.

Hand coloured map, decorated with sailing ships, two compass roses, and sea battles all
intertwined within an impressive network of rhumb lines. Elaborate decorative cartouche,

Sheet 520 x 605mm