1715 William Dampier Antique Twin Hemisphere World Map, California Is. Australia Globe Gores but no viable passage

but no viable passage

while European maps of India remain very sketchy

King Robert resolved to send his younger son James

and the capital of the Belgian province of Hainaut

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1715 William Dampier Antique Twin Hemisphere World Map, California Is. Australia Globe Gores but no viable passageTitle : Mappe Monde Ref #: 17026 Size: 12in x 7 1 2in (305mm x 190mm) Date : 1715 Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Description: This beautiful copper plate engraved scarce, original antique Twin Hemisphere World Map by William Dampier was published in the 1715 French edition of A New Voyage Around the World (Nouveau Voyage autour du Monde) Fantastic map showing the route taken by Dampier on his first voyage in his ship Roebuck, visiting NW