North America. Nicholas Sanson (1600-1667) Amerique Septentrionale.

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North America. Nicholas Sanson (1600-1667) Amerique Septentrionale. Paris: Sanson & Mariette, 1650. Double page folio map printed on laid paper, copper-plate engraving, with hand outlining, matted and framed, two ink spots along the lower margin, 21 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.
Sanson's map was the first to depict the Great Lakes in a recognizable form, and the first to name the lakes Ontario and Superior. It is also the first map to mention Santa Fe, and the lands of the Apache, Navajo, and Taos Indians.
Estimate $1,500-2,500


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