18th century map of America

PHILIPPE DE PRETOT, Etienne André.

Carte Nouvelle d'Amerique.
Paris, 1787. Coloured. 290 x 415mm.

Old ink marks on edges.

Eighteenth century map of North and South America, with a huge 'Mer de l'Ouest' in the north west, drawn by the mathematician and geographer, Maurille-Antoine Moithey. Featuring a large compass rose; California is still depicted after Delisle's cartography


Stock ID : 23142