L'Amérique Centr[ale] - 1552 Size:24"x18" shows great details of the

shows great details of the cities

this map of Venice

This map served as an advertisement piece for the North Shore Realty Company as they were developing Bay Side Park in Queens

John Senex illustrates the lack of certainty European explorers had on the reality of the African geography

Two insets in the map show a panoramic view of San Francisco and Contra Costa as well as a detailed view of the the San Francisco Bay

L'Amérique Centr[ale] - 1552 Size:24"x18" shows great details of theThis early representation of Central America give a unique perspective as it orients the map with South on the top. Although very rudimentary, you can clearly see the shape of the North American Continent as we know it today. Florida, Mexico and a number of the Bahamian islands are named on the map.