1639 Henricus Hondius Antique 1st Edition Map of North America California Island Russia Ref: 70216

Ref:  70216

Throughout his professional life Gould had a strong interest in hummingbirds

apparently the third grant in the colony of Acadie and in 1642 he married Marguerite de Lafitte in France

which was renamed and proclaimed as the German Empire in 1871 for the now unified Germany with the Prussian king as emperor (Kaiser) after the victory over French Emperor Napoleon III in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870

light toning along folds

1639 Henricus Hondius Antique 1st Edition Map of North America California Island Russia Ref: 70216Title : America Septentrionalis Date : 1639 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 43161 1 Size: 23in x 20in (595mm x 510mm) Description: This magnificent original copper plate engraved antique rare 1st state map of North America, with California as an Island, by Henricus Hondius was published in the 1639 French edition. There were only 3 publications of this map by Hondius in the 1630s & 40s with Jan Jansson replacing the map with his signature in 1641.