J. Senex. A New Map of America. 1721. European paintings botanical other rivers and connecting tributaries

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J. Senex. A New Map of America. 1721. European paintings botanical other rivers and connecting tributariesJ. Senex. A New Map of America. London, 1721. Striking example of John Senex's decorative map of America. Senex's map is curious for several reasons. First, unlike most maps of the period, Senex adds a conjectural Northwest Coastline, which includes a number of islands and several lakes, including Aquinonbock, Lake of Isles, and The Great Lake of Thoago or Thoya. On the coastline, Desolation and Zapozipin Bays appear north of 60 degrees. Two other