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Willem Janszoon Blaeu:  Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali cum Terris adiacentibus





Title: Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali cum Terris adiacentibus

Map Maker: Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Place / Date: Amsterdam / 1635 ca

Coloring: Hand Colored

Size: 21 x 15 inches

Condition: VG

Price: SOLD

Inventory ID: 30696


Description:

Nice old color example of Blaeu's map of the Caribbean, based on Hessel Gerritsz' rare chart of 1631.

The area covered is exactly the same as Gerritsz map, except for the addition of the west coat of Central America. The nomenclature in North America is virtually identical, other than the addition of Viriginia on this map. It reflects the firsthand knowledge of Gerritsz during his voyage to South America and the West Indies undertaken in 1628. 


Condition Description: Some minor loss and abrasion by Espanola


References: Burden 242; Koeman I, p. 94.


Related Categories:
Maps of the Caribbean
Maps of Central America
Maps of the American South
Maps of Southeast America

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