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(NORTH AMERICA.) Schenk & Valk; after Henricus Hondius. America Septentrionalis. Double-page engraved map of North America with California as a large island and attractive carto-ornamentation. 20 1/4x23 1/2 inches sheet size, wide margins, blank verso; strong original hand-color; center fold unobtrusively flattened and reinforced on verso otherwise excellent. Amsterdam, circa 1694
"Henricus Hondius' beautifully engraved map of North America had greater influence than any other to date in perpetuating the theory of California as an island" -- Burden 245, third state.
