‘KAART VAN HET WESTELYK GEDEELTE VAN NIEUW MEXICO EN VAN CALIFORNIA . . . MDCCLXV’

– One of the earliest obtainable maps of Southern California, Baja California, and parts of Arizona and Sonora, issued just before the first Spanish mission in Alta California. Based on Ferdinando Consag’s work, it highlights Jesuit missions before their expulsion in 1768.

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Description

Medium: Engraving, original coloring on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 52 x 43.5 cm (20.47 x 17.13 inch). Image size: 35 x 33 cm. (13.78 x 12.99 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Original vertical fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

CALIFORNIA MAP, BAJA CALIFORNIA, 18TH-CENTURY CARTOGRAPHY, ANTIQUE MAP, JESUIT MISSIONS, ARIZONA, SONORA, FERDINANDO CONSAG, EARLY CALIFORNIA HISTORY, COLONIAL GEOGRAPHY | EXPO-MAPS-LARGE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by I. Tirion, Amsterdam, 1765.

Biography engraver: Isaak Tirion (1705-1765) was a Dutch publisher and cartographer based in Amsterdam. He is best known for his historical atlases and maps, particularly the Nieuwe Hand-Atlas (1744). His works drew from sources such as Guillaume de l’Isle and Jesuit explorers.