Johannes Cloppenburg:  Nova Virginiae Tabula (1st state!)

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Title: Nova Virginiae Tabula (1st state!)

Map Maker: Johannes Cloppenburg

Description:

Scarce and highly desireable map of the Chesapeake region, engraved by Peter Van der Keere (Kaerius) and issued in the 1630 Cloppenburg edition of Mercator's Atlas sive Cosmographicae.   

The map is the fourth derivative of John Smith's landmark 1612 map of Virginia. The map is substantially enlarged from earlier editions of this atlas. Includes dozens of early place names, Indians tribes, etc. An scarce derivative of perhaps the single most important map of the region to be published in the 17th Century.

Condition Description: Minor soiling in upper right corner

References: Burden 226.

Related Categories:
Maps of the Mid Atlantic
Maps of Southeast America