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Title French title: Carte General du Monde, ou description du Monde Terrestre & antique.
Dutch title: Generale Waereld Kaart, of Beschrijving van de Land en water waereld
Maker Pierre Mortier.
Year 1700
Description Attractive hand colored world map on the Mercator projection. This map shows California as an Island and the five colored spheres illustrate night and day, the flood, phases of the Moon and west and east hemisphere. New Guinea appears still connected and New Zealand is yet a mere outline, but does have a few place names
Location/Subject Antique World Maps / Mercator projection
Condition Fine :  some slightly foxing of the title and below the two left spheres  
Coloring Later date hand coloring
Image size 18 1/4 inch x 15 1/4 inch
Price $1495.00
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