Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima Descriptio

Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima Descriptio is the earliest scale wall map of the New World and the first to use the name "California".

The map also lacks the Tordesillas meridian, demarcating the Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the New World.

Along with mermaids and other sea creatures, the map features objects that had been popularized in Europe after the first voyage of Christopher Columbus, such as parrots, cannibals, Patagonian giants, and an erupting volcano in central Mexico.

The top left corner features the goddess Victoria behind the arms of Spain and France, which are carried by three putti.

It is believed that the alliance between the two kingdoms, forged by the marriage of Philip II and Elisabeth of Valois, is the reason why two arms are positioned close to each other.