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Antique Map of the World with California as an Island, 1788
Antique Map of the World with California as an Island, 1788

Antique Map of the World with California as an Island, 1788

Located in Langweer, NL

At right is a cordiform projection (heart-shaped). At top is a map of the world as known to the ancients. Both the polar and cordiform projections show California as an island.

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Antique 1780s Maps

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Paper

Greenland and California as an Island – Antique Northern Hemisphere Map, ca.1750
Greenland and California as an Island – Antique Northern Hemisphere Map, ca.1750

Greenland and California as an Island – Antique Northern Hemisphere Map, ca.1750

By Isaak Tirion

Located in Langweer, NL

Greenland and California as an Island – Antique Northern Hemisphere Map, ca.1750 Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van de Noord Pool na de alderlaatste ontdekking int licht gebracht ...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of America with California as an Island by Homann '1710'
Antique Map of America with California as an Island by Homann '1710'

Antique Map of America with California as an Island by Homann '1710'

$2,213Sale Price|25% Off

H 22.05 in W 25.99 in D 0.02 in

Antique Map of America with California as an Island by Homann '1710'

Located in Langweer, NL

California as an Island: One of the most distinctive features of this map is the depiction of California as an island.

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Antique Early 18th Century Maps

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Paper

Nice Sheet of the Sangihe Archipelago in Indonesia & California Island, 1788
Nice Sheet of the Sangihe Archipelago in Indonesia & California Island, 1788

Nice Sheet of the Sangihe Archipelago in Indonesia & California Island, 1788

Located in Langweer, NL

De Eilanden van Sangir Sjauw en Pangasare (..)'. Interesting map that includes a map of the North Pole featuring the island of California with a narrow isthmus near the center of its...

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Antique 1780s Maps

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Paper

Old Map of the Overland Route to California – Early Exploration Pathways, 1701
Old Map of the Overland Route to California – Early Exploration Pathways, 1701

Old Map of the Overland Route to California – Early Exploration Pathways, 1701

Located in Langweer, NL

Kino’s explorations in the late 17th and early 18th centuries were pivotal in correcting the prevailing European misconception that California was an island. The map covers the nort...

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Antique Early 18th Century French Maps

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Paper

Unique Antique Projection of the World with Twice California as an Island, c1703
Unique Antique Projection of the World with Twice California as an Island, c1703

Unique Antique Projection of the World with Twice California as an Island, c1703

Located in Langweer, NL

On this old engraving you can find California as an Island twice! Rare! Artists and Engravers: Heinrich Scherer (1628-1704) was a Professor of Hebrew, Mathematics and Ethics at th...

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Antique Early 1700s Maps

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Paper

New Map of the Terraqueous Globe - WORLD MAP - CALIFORNIA AS AN ISLAND
New Map of the Terraqueous Globe - WORLD MAP - CALIFORNIA AS AN ISLAND

New Map of the Terraqueous Globe - WORLD MAP - CALIFORNIA AS AN ISLAND

By Edward Wells

Located in Santa Monica, CA

This is the second version of this very attractive, decorative and simplified design, created for the education of Duke William. Shows California as an Island, a portrayal that still...

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Early 1700s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Engraving

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Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island
Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island

Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island

Located in New York, NY

California is depicted as an island off the coast of North America.

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Late 17th Century Realist Landscape Prints

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Engraving

Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island
Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island

Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island

Located in New York, NY

California is depicted as an island off the coast of North America.

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Late 17th Century Realist Landscape Prints

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Engraving

1701 Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island
1701 Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island

1701 Western Hemisphere Map with California as an Island

Located in New York, NY

Also interesting are the map's cartographical errors common at that time, most prominently California depicted as an island off the western coast of North America.

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Early 1700s Realist Landscape Prints

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Engraving

Rare Print of Archduke Charles of Austria Showing California as an Island, 1704
Rare Print of Archduke Charles of Austria Showing California as an Island, 1704

Rare Print of Archduke Charles of Austria Showing California as an Island, 1704

Located in Langweer, NL

Allegorical portrait of the Archduke Charles of Austria (calling himself the Spanish king Charles III) as Roman general, 1704. In the foreground near Neptune, Africa and Asia carry a...

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Antique Early 1700s Maps

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Paper

Six Framed & Matted Map Prints Of The World
Six Framed & Matted Map Prints Of The World

Six Framed & Matted Map Prints Of The World

Located in Chicago, IL

Each one is unique, with one map depicting California as an island. Maps are 14" x 17" without the frame.

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Vintage 1950s American Prints

Double Hemisphere World Map on Polar Projections & California Island, 1788
Double Hemisphere World Map on Polar Projections & California Island, 1788

Double Hemisphere World Map on Polar Projections & California Island, 1788

Located in Langweer, NL

Interesting double hemisphere world map on polar projections. In North America, there is a large Island of California.

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Antique 1780s Maps

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Paper

Antique Double Hemisphere World Map with California as an Island, 1710
Antique Double Hemisphere World Map with California as an Island, 1710

Antique Double Hemisphere World Map with California as an Island, 1710

Located in Langweer, NL

California is shown as an island and Terra Esonis stretches from just above California nearly to Asia and the land of Yedso above Japan.

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Antique 1710s Maps

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Paper

Rare Antique Map of the Americas with Island California by Danckerts, c.1680
Rare Antique Map of the Americas with Island California by Danckerts, c.1680

Rare Antique Map of the Americas with Island California by Danckerts, c.1680

Located in Langweer, NL

Rare Antique Map of the Americas with Island California by Justus Danckerts, ca. 1696 This exceptional antique map titled Novissima et Accuratissima Totius Americae Descriptio per I.

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Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Maps

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Paper

Antique Map of the World with California as an Island by Keizer & de Lat '1788'
Antique Map of the World with California as an Island by Keizer & de Lat '1788'

Antique Map of the World with California as an Island by Keizer & de Lat '1788'

Located in Langweer, NL

At right is a cordiform projection (heart-shaped). At top is a map of the world as known to the ancients. Both the polar and cordiform projections show California as an island.

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Antique Late 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Americas - California as an Island
Antique Map of Americas - California as an Island

Antique Map of Americas - California as an Island

By Nicolas de Fer

Located in Houston, TX

Splendid hand colored vintage map of the Americas with California depicted as an island by cartographer to the King of France Nicolas de Fer (1646-1720), 1717.

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18th Century and Earlier Other Art Style More Art

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Ink, Paper, Watercolor

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Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Figure of a Chanting Warrior Ceramic with bitumen highlights 300-600 CE (Classic Period) Mexico, Veracruz, possibly Nopiloa Veracruz Culture Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Vera Cruz culture...

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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

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AMERICA

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$4,250Sale Price|50% Off

H 15.125 in W 20.5 in

AMERICA

By John Speed

Located in Santa Monica, CA

IMPORTANT AMERICAN MAP - ONE OF THE FIRST TO SHOW CALIFORNIA as an ISLAND JOHN SPEED (1552-1629) AMERICA - With Those Known Parts In That Unknown Worlde (sic), 1626-(76) (Burden 2...

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1620s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Engraving

Greenland & North America – Antique Sea Chart by Frederick de Wit, 1745
Greenland & North America – Antique Sea Chart by Frederick de Wit, 1745

Greenland & North America – Antique Sea Chart by Frederick de Wit, 1745

$3,304Sale Price|20% Off

H 21.46 in W 25.99 in D 0.02 in

Greenland & North America – Antique Sea Chart by Frederick de Wit, 1745

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique map titled 'Septemtrionaliora Americae a Groenlandia (..)'. Sea chart of the northern waters of North America, including the coast of Labrador and part of New Foundland, the ...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Maps

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Paper

Engraving of a Ceremonial Gathering in New Spain in New Spain by Montanus, 1673
Engraving of a Ceremonial Gathering in New Spain in New Spain by Montanus, 1673

Engraving of a Ceremonial Gathering in New Spain in New Spain by Montanus, 1673

Located in Langweer, NL

This detailed copper engraving originates from Arnoldus Montanus' "Die Unbekannte Neue Welt oder Beschreibung des Welt-teils Amerika und des Sud-Landes", depicting a ceremonial gathe...

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Antique 1670s Dutch Prints

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Paper

Detailed 1795 Map of the Americas with Exploration Tracks and Nice Cartouche
Detailed 1795 Map of the Americas with Exploration Tracks and Nice Cartouche

Detailed 1795 Map of the Americas with Exploration Tracks and Nice Cartouche

$2,209Sale Price|20% Off

H 20.67 in W 27.17 in D 0.01 in

Detailed 1795 Map of the Americas with Exploration Tracks and Nice Cartouche

Located in Langweer, NL

This is a very handsome and rare 1795 map of the Americas titled "Amerique ou Nouveau Continent Dressee sur les Nouvelles Relations Decouvertes et Observations" by Jean Baptiste Noli...

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Antique 1790s Maps

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Paper

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