[Map]. Sanson, Guillaume (1633-1703). Amerique Septentrionale. Paris: Pierre Mariette, 1669.
Engraved map, contemporary hand-color outlining, 445 x 597 mm. (Light spotting, some discoloration near middle, marginal repair verso, marginal tear near and few stains in upper corner.) Decorative cartouche.
FIRST STATE OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FRENCH MAPS OF NORTH AMERICA. Based on the rare 1666 wall map by Sanson's father, Nicolas, of which only two known examples exist. The map depicts California as an island; Greenland appears connected to North America; Quivira (toponym referring to the Seven Cities of Gold) appears here. Burden 404; McCorkle 669.4; McLaughlin 45; Wagner 399; Tooley 8.
This lot is located in Chicago.