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Le Nouveau Mexique Et La Floride map
Le Nouveau Mexique Et La Floride map
Le Nouveau Mexique Et La Floride map

Le Nouveau Mexique Et La Floride map

Artist (French, 1600 - 1667)
Date1656
Mediumink, paper
Dimensions20 5/8 x 28 in. (52.4 x 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1979 General Obligation Bonds
Terms
    Object numberPC1981.155.8
    DescriptionNicolas Sanson d'Abbeville's "Le Nouveau Mexique Et La Floride" map details what was known of the area of New Mexico and Florida for Europeans in the 17th century. Engraved between the founding of Santa Fe in 1610 and the Pueblo Revolt in 1680, its more important features include Santa Fe, the Californie Isle, the "Vermillion Sea" between California and the mainland, and the mythical lake north of Taos (Taosii) first reported by Antonio Espejo in 1583.
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