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Kashnor notes, "another issue." see 105:184,5,6 for other versions of this map. see 105:187 and 105:188 for same map. "About midsomer 1616, five persons departed from these Ilands in a smal open boat of some 3 tunn and after 7 weeks arrived al safe in Ireland, & like hath scarce bene heard of in any age." Appeared in John Speed's The theatre of the empire of Great-Britain, 1676 edition, RB 204587. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Description of the Summer Islands, once called the Bermudas. [In English] page 41 and 42.
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Kashnor notes, "an interesting map." see 105:184,5,6 for other versions of this map. see 105:188 for same map with wider borders. "About midsomer 1616, five persons departed from these Ilands in a smal open boat of some 3 tunn and after 7 weeks arrived al safe in Ireland, & like hath scarce bene heard of in any age." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Description of the Summer Ilands, once called the Bermudas. [In English] page 41 and 42.
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Kashnor notes, "symbolic design representing Neptune and tritons, arms, etc." Kashnor dates as circa 1680, probably based on Dutch atlas description on verso. Date based on pagination as established by van der Krogt is 1635. Reference notes from Rosenthal. See 105:184M for an earlier version. Cartouche features Neptune with ship. Note this copy is colored. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Campbell, pl. 23; Palmer (Bermuda) p. 10; Van der Krogt, map 9660:2. Verso Text: Bermudas [Dutch text describing island]; E; MS notes: 185.
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Kashnor notes, "At the foot is an extremely interesting list of settlers, divided into the various 'tribes.'" 'Nomina, fortunae bona submittentium in quaestus Virginiani alea Ao. 1622, quam fieri potuit accuratißime, expreßa numeris, eorum portiones quam proximè in agrorum divisione referentibus, quae potiones illic separatim distinguntur in regione ipsa, quemadmodum hic lineis ob oculos ponuntur.' A good deal of the property was held by Robert, Earl of Warwick, and the Earl of Devonshire." Kashnor dates as circa 1680. Date based on pagination as established by van der Krogt is 1631. Reference notes from Rosenthal. See 105:185 for a later version. Cartouche features Neptune with ship. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Campbell, pl. 23; Palmer (Bermuda) p. 10; Van der Krogt, map 9660:2. Verso Text: Insulae Barmudas aliarumque adjacentium Descriptio. [Latin text describing island] MS notes: 99 104 184.
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Kashnor notes, "The map follows the Abraham Goos map of 1625, with the list of adventurers of 1622." Kashnor notes cartographer and date. Appeared in both John Ogilby's America: being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World, and Montanus's De Nieuwe en onbekende weereld, both published in 1671. Elaborate cartouche, sub figures of Natives and Europeans, two coats of arms. MS note: 186 (on backing). Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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