COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Map Collection
mediaCollectionId
JCBMAPS~1~1
JCB Map Collection
Collection
true
Accession Number:
C-0092
accession_number
C-0092
Accession Number
false
File Name:
C-0092
file_name
C-0092
File Name
false
Call number:
Cabinet B670 /1.4
call_number
Cabinet B670 /1.4
Call number
false
Map title:
Novissima et Accuratissime Septentrionalis ac Meridionalis Americae Descriptio
map_title
Novissima et Accuratissime Septentrionalis ac Meridionalis Americae Descriptio
Map title
false
Place of Publication:
Amstelodami [Amsterdam]
place_of_publication
Amstelodami [Amsterdam]
Place of Publication
false
Publication date:
[after 1688]
publication_date
[after 1688]
Publication date
false
Map size height:
48.9 cm.
map_size_height
48.9 cm.
Map size height
false
Map size width:
57.8 cm.
map_size_width
57.8 cm.
Map size width
false
Item description:
engraving, hand coloring
item_description
engraving, hand coloring
Item description
false
Geographical description:
Map of North and South America with the northwestern coast of North America blank and California shown as an island. Cartographic elements include compass rose and lines of longitude and latitude. Decorative cartouche at bottom shows native American with feathered headdress and garments under a parasol and black [slaves] or native Americans carrying baskets of earth [mining?] and hunting. Also includes bars of gold and silver, birds, snakes, and bow. Cartouche at top includes angel and native American holding the cartouche while a woman holding a cross tramples a devil with long fingernails. Decorative elements include animals, scene of native American warfare, and dwellings in Brazil.
geographical_description
Map of North and South America with the northwestern coast of North America blank and California shown as an island. Cartographic elements include compass rose and lines of longitude and latitude. Decorative cartouche at bottom shows native American with feathered headdress and garments under a parasol and black [slaves] or native Americans carrying baskets of earth [mining?] and hunting. Also includes bars of gold and silver, birds, snakes, and bow. Cartouche at top includes angel and native American holding the cartouche while a woman holding a cross tramples a devil with long fingernails. Decorative elements include animals, scene of native American warfare, and dwellings in Brazil.
Geographical description
false
Cartobibliographic notes:
This map is a revised state of a Visscher map with an altered title.
cartobibliographic_notes
This map is a revised state of a Visscher map with an altered title.
Cartobibliographic notes
false
References:
Tooley, R.V. Mapping of America, p. 120
references
Tooley, R.V. Mapping of America, p. 120
References
false
Geographic Area:
Western hemisphere
geographic_area
Western hemisphere
Geographic Area
false
Normalized date:
1688
normalized_date
1688
Normalized date
false
Creator:
Frederick de Wit
creator
Frederick de Wit
Creator
false