1713 Map of the Western Hemisphere

A highly decorative and detailed map of the Americas, with the island of California prominently featured in the second Sanson model, with a heavily indented northern coast.

The British colonies are limited to the east coast by Les Cinq Nationals Iroquoises, while the French possessions extend west to the Mississippi River.

The Spanish possession of Florida included the coastal regions of the Carolinas, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. New Mexico and New Granada cover the entire west coast.

In South America, the coast extends far to the east, and the Orinoco joins the Negro River. Despite the use of some outdated cartographic concepts (Carl Wheat calls it a ‘retrograde’ map), it is full of detail and annotations.

An excellent pictorial title cartouche shows a legendary Amazon with her bow raised and a cannibal feast in the background.

Designed by J. Goeree, engraved by J. Baptist and printed on the title cartouche. Outside the upper margin is a Latin title “America in Praecipuas Ipsus Partes Distributa ad Observationes…”.

1713 Map of the Western Hemisphere – Historical Map