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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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    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, suggest that Lake Iricoisiensis is confusion between Lake Champlain and Lake Winnepessaukee. Based on language and signature on verso, Van der Krogt dates this edition to between 1640 and 1643. Cartouche: Indians and Belgian shield; numerous figures and animals. Indian village. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McCorkle 635.1. Verso Text: Printed in French: La Nouvelle Belgique, & la Nouvelle Angleterre 3; C. MS note: 493.

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    Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova

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    This title was used by Blaeu for a different map. State 3 of the Jansson map originally published in 1636 (Burden, map 247). The paper of this map has an unfinished back making it rougher than similar maps of this period. Cartouche: Natives & coat of arms. MS note: 1218 1630 J7 (upper right). Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miliaria Garmania [sic]. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 150210.

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    Nova tabula geographica complectens Borealiorem Americae partem : in qua exacte delineatae sunt Canada sive Nova Francia, Nova Scotia, Nova Anglia, Novum Belgium, Pensylvania, Virginia, Carolina, et Terra Nova ; cum omnibus littorum pulvinorumque profunditatibus

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    Map was first published in 1689, but this is a later edition, based on the added publisher note of "Nunc apud Petrum Schenk Iunior." Florida is shown reaching north to Lake Erie. MS notes: 45 23-1/2 x 18-1/2 . Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McCorkle, map 689.8.

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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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  • Mappa Aestivarum Insularum : alias Bermudas dictarum, ad Ostia Mexicani aestuarij jacentium in latitudine Graduum 32 Minutorum 25 ; ab Anglia, Londino scilicet versus libonotum 3300 miliaribus Anglicanis, et a Roanoack (qui locus est in Virginia) versus euronotum 500 Mill. accurate descripta

    Mappa Aestivarum Insularum : alias Bermudas dictarum, ad Ostia Mexicani aestuarij jacentium in latitudine Graduum 32 Minutorum 25 ; ab Anglia, Londino scilicet versus libonotum 3300 miliaribus Anglicanis, et a Roanoack (qui locus est in Virginia) versus euronotum 500 Mill. accurate descripta

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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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