Danckerts, Cornelis. De Werelt Caart. Amsterdam, ca. 1700 Octavo Edition twenty-one years his senior

twenty-one years his senior

Mitchell’s map was the one upon which the boundaries of the new United States first appeared

These two birds differ again in the form of their beaks

the map was periodically updated to incorporate new discoveries

which “was to become the standard map for the next 130 years

Danckerts, Cornelis. De Werelt Caart. Amsterdam, ca. 1700 Octavo Edition twenty-one years his seniorCornelis Danckerts De Werelt Caart Amsterdam, ca. 1700 16 x 21 inches The Danckerts publishing firm was among the most prominent print and map sellers in Amsterdam in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Cornelis Danckerts was active from the 1690s until his death in 1717. This double hemispheric map uses the most up to date information from French sources. The course and tributaries of the Mississippi are charted, while the corners have