Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571–1638). Americae Nova Tabula. (Amsterdam: 1642). State 4. Published in Blaeu’s Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, beautiful German text. Double-page copperplate engraving with excellent hand color. Plate: 16 1/4 x 22 in to decorative border. Sheet: 19 3/4 x 23 ¼ in. Archival hinges for framing. Nice, full margins. Very good condition.
$5,500.00
One of the few, and much sought after maps of the Americas by this famous Dutch cartographer. The map blends the most current geographical knowledge and rich decorative illustrations. Blaeu’s maps set the standard for the quality of engraving, paper and color.
North America is divided into several large regions with very little cartographic information west of the Appalachians or north of 40 degrees latitude, including the absence of the Great Lakes. Blaeu uses an inset map of Groenlan (Greenland), Islandia (Iceland), and the mythical island of Frislandia to fill in the blank space.
There is excellent detail throughout, including a classical rendition of the West Coast of America (not following the California as an Island myth) and dozens of place names along the East Coast. Nine views or maps of important American cities and harbors across the top and 10 panels of Native Americans from various regions are along the side panels. The map is also embellished with eight sailing ships, four sea monsters, and vignettes in the interior of the continent showing Indian life. Goss states “this magnificent map sums up the general European view of the western hemisphere in the early seventeenth century…”
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