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A portion of the “Carte De La California” historic map depicting sections of all 5 historically significant cartographic changes in representing California. Each different map is separated by a thick black border. The interior of each section is a map of California, labeled “Californie”, and its major cities at the time which each segment was drafted.

Map of the Month: April 2022

Our April Map of the Month is titled “Carte de la Californie” and compares five recreations of historically significant maps of California to show the evolution of cartographic knowledge of the region. It was originally published as a supplemental material to Diderot’s Encyclopédie, and this particu...

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