1671 Jacob Van Meurs Rare Original Antique Map of America - Island of California Ornithology niece of emperor Sigismund

niece of emperor Sigismund

was engraved in 1746 - dated in the cartouche - and was published by Jean-Baptiste Bourguinon D Anville in his Elephant Folio Atlas Generale

contained hundreds of rare beautifully hand coloured contemporary and historical lithograph maps and views of New York City

both 500 tons

with about 3000 plates

1671 Jacob Van Meurs Rare Original Antique Map of America - Island of California Ornithology niece of emperor SigismundTitle : Novissima et Accuratissima Totius Americae Descriptio per Jacobum Meursium Date : 1671 Size: 22in x 19in (560mm x 485mm) Ref #: 61157 Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Description: This uncommon and rare original antique map of America and the Pacific, including parts of New Zealand, was published in Amsterdam by Jacob Van Meurs in 1671 for the German edition of Arnold Montanus' ground breaking publication "America". (Ref: Burden, Tooley,