Robert Morden: New Mexico vel New Granata et Marata et California
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Cartographer:
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Robert Morden
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Title:
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New Mexico vel New Granata et Marata et California
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Date:
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1688
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Published:
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London
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Width:
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6 inches / 16 cm
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Height:
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7 inches / 18 cm
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Map ref:
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USA8592
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Description:
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| Early miniature map of the American Southwest showing California as an island with a panel of descriptive text below. One of the first printed maps to depict the Mississippi River in a recognizable form. Morden was also ahead of many of his contemporaries in showing the Rio Grande flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. Coloured. [Burden 654, State 1] [USA8592] |