Copper engraved map of America, 283 x 366 mm. 

RARE SPANISH-PRINTED MAP OF AMERICA.  The 1622 edition of Herrera's map, preceded by a printing of 1601, features the title in the upper left (rather than the upper right, as in the 1601 edition). "On this map the most noticeable feature used is the distinctive narrow Florida peninsula. The lack of any great detail still reflects the official policy of protecting Spanish knowledge of the New World; despite this the outline of the map is accurate. The only name to appear in North America is 'la florida'" (Burden 197). The map also shows a small portion of present-day Baja California. RARE: according to online records, only 4 copies of this map have appeared auction in the last 25 years.