America Settentrionale (Northern America)
Artist
Vicenzo Maria Coronelli
(1650 Venice, Italy - 2018 Venice, Italy)
Date1688
Mediumink and watercolor on paper
Dimensions24 7/8 x 19 1/4 in. (63.2 x 48.9 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1979 General Obligation Bonds
Object numberPC1982.238.1.A
DescriptionThis map is on two sheets of paper each with the same dimensions. This half features western North America including the Island of California and the Vermillion Sea. In the top left, a cartouche of winged angels and cherubs surrounding figures of scientific progress with a sundial from the 17th century. The cartouche covers the area of North America northwest of New Mexico and California. The map features detailed geography of the Rio Grande with imagery along the way of mountain ranges, walled communities, and figures at work or in boats in the Gulf of Mexico. The named towns range from Santa Fe in the north to the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, with Albuquerque not existing for until the 18th century.On View
Not on viewTerms
May 28th, 1941
