1633 Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula Auct: Henr: Hondio.

This superb Hondius map is one of the most famous and sought after of all 17th century double-hemisphere maps.  The map is of paramount importance in the history of cartography. Published to replace the important earlier world map by Henricus Hondius, Jacobus’ father, it follows closely John Speed’s 1627 double hemisphere, which was one of the earliest published maps to show California as an island. Farther north in North America, a massive western landmass identified as Nova Albion (New England) is shown, with Cape Mendocino reaching within a few hundred miles of Japan. In the Sea of Cortez, a curious double set of rivers empties out of the Southwest, with an unnamed Rio Grande draining incorrectly into the Sea of Cortez, rather than the Gulf of Mexico. California’s depiction as an island was based on the myth created from an account of Sebastion Vizcaino’s 1602 expedition to explore the California coast. The myth endured till the early 18th century, when cartographers began to render