Rare 1757 Jesuit Map of California and Baja, Dedicated to the King of Spain

Name: Rare 1757 Jesuit Map of California and Baja, Dedicated to the King of Spain
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BHZ10075
Price: 985 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1757
Kind: Maps
Size: 37.5 × 23.4 cm (14.8 × 9.2 in)
Condition: Good. This map is in very good condition for its age, with light toning and minimal foxing along the edges. The original hand coloring remains vibrant, enhancing the map's visual appeal. A slight centerfold is present, as issued.
Period: Colonial America
Places: Mexico
Reference: BHZ10075

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

California and the Gulf of California, an original hand-colored copper engraving titled "Carte de la Californie, Levée par la Société des Jésuites, Dédiée au Roy d'Espagne en 1757", as lettered in the cartouche at lower left.

The map shows the Baja California peninsula as a long, narrow landmass, with the sea to its east lettered "Golfe de Californie ou Mer Rouge de Cortes". Mission sites, harbors and capes are named along both coasts and the gulf islands are drawn in detail. To the north and east the sheet reaches into the mainland, with the Colorado River flowing down to the head of the gulf and the territories of the "Yumas", "Papagos" and "Apaches" lettered across the interior. At the right edge the Spanish provinces of Sonora, Ostimuri and Sinaloa are outlined in color, and a few hills are drawn in profile. The coloring is in outline, in yellow, pink and green, with a yellow border.

The map shows the peninsula as a peninsula and not an island, following the Jesuit surveys of the region. The title credits the Jesuit order with the survey and records the dedication to the king of Spain, which place it within the missionary mapping of the Pimería and Baja California in the 1700s.

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