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Kashnor notes, "A rare map by Jansson, one of the early decorative type." Van der Krogt dates to between 1644 and 1680 - without printed text on the verso it is difficult to narrow the date further (9830:1.2). Cartouche: decorative. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Milliaria. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 942 2.
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Kashnor notes, "A scarce map, and one of the highly decorative type, richly colored. It is Gerhard Mercator's issue of Captain John Smith's map, published by Hondius." Kashnor dates as 1630, Rosenthal suggests [1606-1616]. Given pagination and language of verso, Burden dates at 1619 (entry 151). Editor and edition information taken from Van der Krogt (1:113). Two villages in cartouche; figures; indian canoe. Photocopy filed with map. "Civitatum Floridae imitatio; Civitatum Virginiae forma. [above two village views]" Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Pages 371, 372, Dddddddd. Virginae et La Floride. French description.
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Blaeu's version of the famous Virginia map. According to Burden, Blaeu purchased the plate for this map from Hondius's widow shortly after Hondius's death in 1629; the map first appeared in Blaeu's atlases in 1630 (Burden, entry 193). Date and publisher based on language and signature on verso, following Van der Krogt and Burden. For two Hondius versions of the map, see 105:823 and RB 150037; for Keere's version of the map, see RB 150048; for Montanus's version of the map, see 150077. Vignette: Powhatan's smoke house. Indian bowman. "Status Regis Powhatan quando prefectus Smith Captivus illi daretur." Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Philips, Atlases, 3430; Swem, no. 67; Burden, map 193; Van der Krogt, map 9410:2.2. Verso Text: Atlas text in Latin; D; MS note: 150054.
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In notes for that map Kashnor notes, "Very rare. The cartographer follows the map of Captain John Smith, published in 1612. The next after the above map was again issued by Smith in his Virginia Discovered, 1625." Kashnor dates as [1619]. Others have added manuscript guesses to this copy of 1628 and 1630. Date as established by Burden and Van der Krogt based on pagination on verso. State 1 of map, according to Burden; appeared in according to Van der Krogt (atlas 1:312). For an earlier edition of the Hondius map, see 105:823; for Keere's version of the map, see RB 150048; for Blaeu's version of the map, see RB 150054; for Montanus's version of the map, see 150077. Figure of Indian below English coat of arms; Scene of Chief of the Powhatans. MS notes : 1628, 1630. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, German. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Phillips, Atlases, 452, Swem, E.G. Maps relating to Virginia, no. 45; Burden, map 228; Van der Krogt, map 9410:1. Verso Text: Description of Virginia from atlas in French, pages 697, 700. MA notes; 1630, 150037, 32685, others.
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Map appeared with a blank verso in only one Jansson atlas, hence the date (van der Krogt 9820.1). Kashnor notes, "A scarce map, by Jansson, of the decorative type." Kashnor dates as ca. 1650. Cartouche: decorative. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Milliaria. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: PL. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 932 S6.
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See also Museum Bookstore 093:493 where the following notes describe this map. Kashnor notes, "Locates Nieuw Netherland Territory, with Nieu Amsterdam on Manhattan, and Hellegat, also Nieu Plimouth and Briston in Nieu England." McCorkle gives 1635 date, suggests that Lake Iricoisiensis is confusion between Lake Champlain and Lake Winnepessaukee. Map was first published in 1635, and the Dutch text on the verso, along with the signature, indicate the same date (Van der Krogt, map 9310:2; Burden, map 241). MS note on this map suggests 1630 date. See also 150040. Cartouche: Indians and Belgian shield; numerous figures and animals. Indian village. MS notes: 1630 150236. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McCorkle 635.1; Van der Krogt, map 9310:2; Burden, map 241. Verso Text: Atlas pages in Dutch; D 2. MS notes: 32296 1630 1158JLO.
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