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M-11082: (Image: 19 ½ x 22 ¾’’)  “AMERICÆ tam SEPTENTRIONALIS quam MERIDIONALIS...”,  Amsterdam: Pietr Schenk, c. 1709.  Engraved map with original hand-coloring. (Ref: McLaughlin, #166; Tooley, p. 128, #67, plt #54; Wagner (NW) #490). Engraving by Adam Frederick Zurner.

This very scarce and beautiful map depicts California as an island with several place names provided (C. de Mendocino, Canal de S. Barbara, Pt. de Francisco Drake...).  The title cartouche at the top shows two Native Americans and conveniently covers the unknown region (Terra Esonis Incognita) that stretches out towards Asia and the Fretum Anian which separates it from California.

The Latin text within the lower cartouche describes the explorations of Columbus and Vesputius, and the Catholic missions. The vignette at the bottom shows European Explorers seated around a table, natives worshiping in a temple, and the figure of America displaying the wealth of the hemisphere.