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Delineato omnium orarum totius Australis partis Americae ; dictae Peruvianae, a R. de la Plata, Brasiliam, Pariam, et Castellam auream, una cum omnibus Insulis Antillas dictis, Hispaniolam, item & Cubam comprehendentis, usque ad promont. floridae, vulgo, cabo de la florida; item isthmi inter Panamam et Nombre de dios, Terrae Peru auriferae cum ejus metropoli cusco.; / Arnoldus Florentius à Langren, Author & Sculptor

Description: Kashnor notes, "A delightful map of the Early School, with the quaint miniatures, beloved of the old cartographers, scattered over the unknown interior of the continent. In Patagonia a lusty savage, armed with a chopper, is busily dismembering the body of an unfortunate fellow-creature, Whilst his assistant conveys the joints to a large fire hard by, to be roasted for dinner. In Peru stands a fearsome beast, bearing a human countenance on the body of a tiger, with an appended note. Tall galleons under full sail plow the surrounding ocean, whales spout, and dolphins gambol. One can imagine this map spread out before Drake and Hawkins on an oaken table in the parlour of the inn that overlooks Plymouth Hoe." After waxing lyrical, Kashnor dates as [Amsterdam, 1595]. Two cartouches with strapping and figures. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: German Miles, Spanish leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 844 No. 801-850.
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Date: [1595]

Virginae item et Floridae : Americae provinciarum, nova descriptio

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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.

105:824 M

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Venezuela : cum parte australi Novae Andalusiae

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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.

105:942 M

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Orbis terrarum tabula recens emendata et in lucem edita / per N. Visscher

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Kashnor notes, "Remarkable from its showing California as a peninsula, contrary to the practice of all other cartographers until about 1710. It identifies the 'Straits of Anian' with the Behring Strait." Kashnor dates as [1679]. Shirley establishes as 1663, Amsterdam, from second bible map, first state. Two sub maps, One of Ptolemaic universe (central earth) the other of Copernican universe with central sun. Art work depicts the four continents. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Shirley 431, British Museum Map 463.f.9. Verso Text: MS note: 52.

105:052 M

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Virginiae partis australis ; et Floridae partis orientalis ; interjacentiumque regionum nova descriptio

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Kashnor dates ca. 1630. Cumming dates 1638. A comparison with van der Krogt and Burden shows that the author is Jansson, not Blaeu, and was published in an edition of his Novus atlas between 1630 and 1675. Cartouche: Indian figures. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Milliaria? Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Burden 254; Cumming 42; Van der Krogt, map 9400:1B Verso Text: MS note: 595.

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Tabula Mexicae et Floridae : terrarum Anglicarum, et anteriorum Americae insularum; item cursuum et circuituum fluminis Mississipi dicti. Amstel. prostant / apud Petrum Schenck, Cum. Privil

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Kashnor notes, "Shows New Mexico, locating Santa Fe, Taos, and other towns. It is also a good map for the time of the Illinois Country." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 472.

093:472 M

Port et Barre d'Amelia. de la Floride Orientale

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Kashnor notes, "Issued for the use of French navigators during the Revolution. It is a rare chart, taken from an English chart, showing the location of plantations." This map is a direct copy of Jacob Blamey's map, 105:094. Appeared in per RLIN record. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 101.

105:101 M

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