28 x 34 cm

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  • Fascinating antique map of the eastern coast of the United States, featuring several intriguing curiosities in its boundaries. Notably, Louisiana appears without a western limit, stretching into what would later become Texas, while its name is rendered in an Italianized form as “Luiciana.” The Mississippi River is depicted in a compressed fashion, seemingly squeezed by other rivers, and Alabama is shown with roughly triple its actual coastline. The map, signed at the lower right by…

    • Author: Francesco Costantino Marmocchi
    • Dimension: 28 x 34 cm
    • Place of publication: Genoa
    • Year: 1858