Map of North America, 1700

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Scarce German Edition of Guillaume Delisle's 1700 Map of North America This beautifully colored and highly detailed map is a … Read more Scarce German Edition of Guillaume Delisle's 1700 Map of North America This beautifully colored and highly detailed map is a rare Latin edition of Guillaume Delisle's influential 1700 map of North America, published by Jeremias Wolff. It provides a snapshot of early European exploration and territorial claims in the New World. The map includes details of the Great Lakes based on Vincenzo Coronelli's model, highlighting the French strongholds in North America, including Tadousac, Quebec, Montreal, and Fort Frontenac. The English colonies are shown clustered along the East Coast, while the Ohio River Valley and the region around the Great Lakes are marked as territories of the Ilionensium and Iroquoens tribes. Key rivers such as the Mississippi, Rio Grande, and Colorado are represented accurately for the time, and California is depicted as a peninsula, unlike the many maps that show it as an island. The Sargasso Sea is illustrated in the Atlantic, adding a touch of myth to the cartography. Voyage routes are marked in the Pacific, reflecting the curiosity and adventurous spirit of the era. See less