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    Peru

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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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  • Poli Arctici : et circumiacentium terrarum descriptio novissima sumptibus / Henrici Hundy

    Poli Arctici : et circumiacentium terrarum descriptio novissima sumptibus / Henrici Hundy

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    Kashnor notes, "A very rare map by Hondius, following the James' map, showing New Severn and Port Nelson." Empty dedicatory shield in Asia. Kashnor dates as ca. 1639. Burden identifies this as State 2 of this map, published in the 1636 English edition of Hondius's Atlantis novi (Burden no. 246). Relief: pictorial. Projection: Polar. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Van der Krogt, map 0020:1B. Verso Text: The Pole Arctique described (in English), Page 43 and 44.

    105:450 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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    Terra firma et. novum regnum Granatense et. Popayan

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    Map appeared with a blank verso in only two Jansson/Hondius atlases, hence the date (van der Krogt 9810.1). Cartouches: Human faces, brackets. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues, milliara. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: PL. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

    105:904 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.

    093:595 M

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    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.

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