Bidspirit auction | Santini after D'Anville - Map

Santini after D'Anville - Map of Eastern North America - This scarce map is by Paolo Santini and entitled ”Partie méridionale de la Louisiane, avec la Floride, la Caroline et la Virginie.” Santini drew inspiration from d'Anville's map. It was published in Venice in 1784 by Remonidini. The map was first published in 1776 absent of Remondini's address. The map depicts most of Florida, the Natchitoches and Arkansas Rivers, the Mississippi River to the Ford de Chartres, Ohio River, Virginia, the Chesapeake, and most of Maryland. It also marks Indian Tribes, mountains, rivers, towns, and forts.