Description:
North and Central America. Heinrich Scherer (1628-1704) America Borealis. Munich, c. 1700-1720.
Double-page quarto map on paper, copper-plate engraving, uncolored, showing California as an island, 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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