America and the Heavens

Moullard-Sanson, ca. 1697 :
Planisphere Urano-Gepgraphique c'estadire Les Spheres Celeste et Terrestre... Excellent. 11.5 x 8 inches (engraved area, the lowermost 2.5 inches being blank).Moullard-Sanson, ca. 1697

$475.

During the final years of the seventeenth century, Moullard-Sanson composed several hemispheres from unusual perspectives. This example superimposes the heavens over the Western Hemisphere, with California as an island.