Americae Mappa Generalis: Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas.

• Main Author: Homann Erben (Firm)
• Language: Latin
• Published: [Homann Erben] 1746
• Subjects: Access Point; North West Passage
• Online Access: http://cdm15932.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/maps,17157

Detailed map of the western hemisphere and part of Africa and Europe. Islands, cities, settlements, rivers, lakes, countries, and regions are marked. Mountains appear pictorially, and hand painted borders divide the various countries, territories, and regions. A few annotations appear throughout the map, particularly notes explaining who discovered certain features. Of particular interest, a note just above California marks a wide water access point into the interior of North America. This was, according to this map, discovered by Martin d'Aguilar, and is one of the many points cartographers and explorers hoped would lead to the North West Passage. The title cartouche features two erupting volcanoes, birds, palm trees, a pot of gold, and two groups of Native Americans. The group on the left hold bows and a shrunken head, while on the right a young man holds an umbrella over a robed man holding a spear.