Jun 06, 2013 - Sale 2317

Sale 2317 - Lot 42

Price Realized: $ 1,080
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
COVENS & MORTIER. Mer de Sud ou Pacifique, Contenant l'Isle de Californie. Engraved folding maritime chart, 600x745 mm, ample or wide margins; hand-colored in outline; slight darkening along one fold. Amsterdam, circa 1720

Additional Details

Originally published in 1700 by Pierre Mortier; this copy printed after 1711 when Covens took over the firm. Includes a bold portrayal of California as an island. McLaughlin 137; Leighly 112 [both citing the 1700 edition].