Image: 20 3/8 x 28 5/8 – Map: 14 1/8 x 17 3/8 inches.  Separately issued engraved map with full original hand-coloring. 

This is an extremely scarce map that depicts the Americas, noting the colonial possessions and recent exploratory routes.  The new United States is shown with borders extending to the Mississippi, following the 1783 Treaty of Paris at the end of the Revolutionary War.  Very little is known about the northwest coast of North America and most of the interior is blank. 

Quivera is labeled in the otherwise blank western region. It was a city described to Coronado as “rich in gold with lordly rulers” that continued to appear on maps throughout the 18^th century - spawning the imagination of the map-reader and explorer.  Numerous exploratory routes are shown and dated including those of Cook, Bougainville, Biron and Clarke.

Detailed informative text flanks the map. The left panel relates to North America, and the right to South America, listing possessions by country with principle divisions and islands.

This is an original about 225 years old, not a reproduction, and it is in nice condition with attractive original hand coloring as shown in the photos.  Folds as issued. One long fold tear was repaired with a paper strip on back without loss at an early date.  It comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.