Virginiae Partis Australis et Floridae Partis Orientalis, Interjacentiumq, Region Nova Descripto
Date
2007-02-05T19:49:26Z
Authors
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
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Abstract
Map of Virginia and Florida published ca. 1640 by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) of Amsterdam.
Description
Copper plate engraving, color. 21.4 in. x 16.9 in. (54.35 cm x 42.93 cm). Map depicts seventeenth-century Virginia and parts of the southeast Atlantic coast. Large cartouche featuring Native American figures in upper center surrounding titlepiece. Smaller heraldic items in upper right and center of map. Cartouche featuring cherubs surrounds mileage chart in bottom center right. C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection, Map 2, location: Map Case C, D1.
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Virginia, Florida