Scarce Latin Edition of Guillaume Delisle's 1700 Map of North America
€ 1 950
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1700
Sheet size
45.2 × 59.7 cm (17.8 × 23.5 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BHZ7861
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.
Condition
The map is in very good condition, with vibrant hand-coloring, clean margins, minimal toning, no major folds or tears, and no intrusive marks. Edges are stable, and overall wear is light, making it highly attractive for collectors.
About this sheet
America Septentrionalis, the Latin-lettered edition of Guillaume Delisle's map of North America of 1700, published in Augsburg by Jeremias Wolff. It is an original copper engraving with outline and wash color in green, yellow, pink and orange. The title cartouche at the upper right, with Neptune and attendant sea figures, credits G. de L'Isle and names "Jeremias Wolff" as publisher.
The map shows the whole of North America from Greenland and the Davis Strait to the Caribbean and the northern coast of South America, on a projection with converging meridians. The Great Lakes follow Vincenzo Coronelli's model. The French posts along the St. Lawrence, Tadoussac, Quebec, Montreal and Fort Frontenac, are marked, the English colonies lie in a tight strip along the Atlantic coast, and the Mississippi, Rio Grande and Colorado are drawn from the explorers' reports of the period. California is shown as a peninsula. French sea names, "Mer du Nord vel Mare Septentrionale" and "Mer du Sud vel Mare Pacificum," are paired with Latin ones, and a long Latin note, "Annotatio," in a scrolled cartouche at the upper left explains the changes made to the sources.
Jeremias Wolff (1663 to 1724) was an Augsburg engraver and publisher who reissued French maps with Latin lettering for a German-speaking market.
