18th century map of North America

SEUTTER, Matthäus.

Nova Orbis sive America Septentrionalis, divisa per sua Regna Provinc: et Insul: cura et opera.
Augsburg, Tobias Conrad Lotter, 1760. Original colour with additions to the cartouche. 210 x 270mm.

An uncommon small version of Seutter's map of North America, engraved by Lotter for Seutter's 'Atlas Minor'. The continent is compacted laterally, and California is depicted as an Island.
The decorative title cartouche features native Americans and birds.


Stock ID : 22346