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Shows Discoveries Dating Back to Eric the Red in 982 AD and A Table Showing Divisions By Religions and Skin Color

Decorative map of the World on Mercator's projection, published by Delamarche.

The most prominent feature of the map is the attempt to illustrate divisions within the world by religion (Judaism, Christianity, Mahomaetism and Paganism) and skin color (white, brown, yellow and olive).

The map highlights the most recent discoveries in the Northwest Coast of America and the South Pacific.

Van Dieman's land is still attached to Australia.

Limited knowledge of New Zealand, immediately post-dating Cook's discoveries.

Interesting primitive treatment of the interior parts of western North America.

Some 17th and 18th Century explorers notes shown in America and Australia, along with a few late 16th Century notes in the Arctic and a note on Eric the Red's journey to Greenland in 982 AD.