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Baja California and Mexico. Heinrich Scherer (1628-1704) Delineatio Nova et Vera Partis Australis Novi Mexici, cum Australi Parte Insul

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2687BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 17, 2013 11:00AM

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Baja California and Mexico. Heinrich Scherer (1628-1704)Delineatio Nova et Vera Partis Australis Novi Mexici, cum Australi Parte Insulae California Saeculo Priori ab Hispanis Detectae. Munich, c. 1700-1720.
Double-page quarto map on paper, copper engraving, uncolored, showing the southern tip of Baja California as an island, and the adjacent coast; from Scherer's Jesuit-themed Atlas Nova, toned along the central fold, slight marginal water stain, 15 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.
Estimate $700-900


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Keywords

Heinrich Scherer, Mexico, Vera Partis Australis Novi Mexici, Munich