California as Island sailing ships New World North South America 1686 Mallet map Australia der Oesterlaender

der Oesterlaender

slight edge wear and minor signs of handling

printing method and ink finishing used makes for delightful visual inspection

A pair of large old

Simplon Route

California as Island sailing ships New World North South America 1686 Mallet map Australia der OesterlaenderNouveau Continent. (Old Prints, Mallet Prints, Western Hemisphere, North America, South America, California as an Island). Issued 1686, Paris, for A. M. Mallet. Charming 17th century copper engraved map with lovely hand color. Vivid and clear cartographic depiction of California as an island. The earliest state of this charming miniature map which has the sailing ships in the oceans. The image has a near folk art feel, a style unique to this