L'Amérique Centr[ale] - 1552 Size:24"x18" Jersey City

Jersey City

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

officially called "Mediterranean Sea divided into its Principall parts or seas" shows a great historical view of the region in the mid 17th century

From the Cerographic Atlas of the United State's

L'Amérique Centr[ale] - 1552 Size:24"x18" Jersey CityThis 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.