(Western Hemis.) Americae Descriptio ~Catalog 53~ Wheat was to call the

Wheat was to call the map "quite extraordinary" although it is based largely on secondary sources

A colorful and crisp map of Spain and Portugal with a simple charm and appeal

Condition is good with the expected aging to the paper

Notes the mines and placenames as well as the roads

(Western Hemis.) Americae Descriptio ~Catalog 53~ Wheat was to call theAmericae Descriptio A fine engraving with a nice perspective on developing discovery. While the Americas are still being grasped, with only a rudimentary understanding of waterways and with a large island of California, we can still identify major coastal figures. But once looking out into the Pacific Ocean the early hints of places like New Zealand and Japan are just beginning to appear as portions of coasts floating in the distant seas. Throughout