A map of North and South America c. 1658 by Nicolaes Visscher. It depicts California as an island, the great lakes as a single lake with no known ending, and the mysterious land of Anian.
Type
image
Format
Copy Map
Extent
24 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. 1 Page of 1
Identifier
casacsh_001489 1982/004/0450 ark:/13960/t5fc36x54
Subject
Antiques--Map--Western Hemisphere Antiques--Maps--South America Antiques--Maps--North America Island of California--17th Century Visscher, Nicolaes--Cartographer--Engraver Center for Sacramento History. Map Digitization Project Visscher, Nicolaes
Time Period
1600/1699
Provenance
Center for Sacramento History California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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