Jun 03, 2014 - Sale 2352

Sale 2352 - Lot 131

Unsold
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
AN UNRECORDED STATE OF THIS WORLD MAP VALK, GERARD. Mappe-Monde Geo Hydrographique du Globe. Double-page engraved world map, 475x620 mm, wide margins, verso blank; hand-colored. Depicts California as an island. [Amsterdam, after 1687]

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"States of the map may be extant with the title banner completed although I have not seen any."--Shirley 531. This is the unrecorded variant proposed by Shirley It lacks the title bar along the top margin and instead makes use of the banner.