First Map with California as an Island - "Audience de Guadalajara" by N. Sanson Los Angeles Raiders Fans of Gen 13 and

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First Map with California as an Island - "Audience de Guadalajara" by N. Sanson Los Angeles Raiders Fans of Gen 13 andThis exquisite hand colored map, titled "Audience de Guadalajara Nouveau Mexique, Californie, &c.", was created by Nicolas Sanson (French, 1600 1667) in 1662. This is the first regional map of America to illustrate California in this insular form, departing from prior depictions on global or hemispheric maps. As a significant 17th century cartographic masterpiece, it depicts Western Mexico and the American Southwest. Notably showing California as an