Danckerts, Cornelis. De Werelt Caart. Amsterdam, ca. 1700 Octavo Edition Other than the mouth of

Other than the mouth of the Mississippi

it was intended as a tool for mediating disputes arising from the competing claims of English

"Probably one of the earliest American interior views" (Stokes & Haskell)

Mitchell’s map was the one upon which the boundaries of the new United States first appeared

twenty-one years his senior

Danckerts, Cornelis. De Werelt Caart. Amsterdam, ca. 1700 Octavo Edition Other than the mouth ofCornelis Danckerts De Werelt Caart Amsterdam, ca. 1700 16 x 21 inches The Danckerts publishing firm was among the most prominent print and map sellers in Amsterdam in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Cornelis Danckerts was active from the 1690s until his death in 1717. This double hemispheric map uses the most up to date information from French sources. The course and tributaries of the Mississippi are charted, while the corners have