Detail View: JCB Map Collection: Novissima et Accuratissime Septentrionalis ac Meridionalis Americae Descriptio
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Accession Number:
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C-0092
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File Name:
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C-0092
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Call number:
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Cabinet B670 /1.4
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Map title:
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Novissima et Accuratissime Septentrionalis ac Meridionalis Americae Descriptio
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Place of Publication:
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Amstelodami [Amsterdam]
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Publication date:
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[after 1688]
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Map size height:
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48.9 cm.
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Map size width:
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57.8 cm.
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Item description:
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engraving, hand coloring
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Geographical description:
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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.
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Cartobibliographic notes:
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This map is a revised state of a Visscher map with an altered title.
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References:
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Tooley, R.V. Mapping of America, p. 120
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Geographic Area:
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Western hemisphere
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Normalized date:
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1688
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Creator:
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Frederick de Wit
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