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| Record number |
000001586 |
| Creator |
Speed, John, 1552?-1629. |
| Contributor |
Goos, Abraham. |
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Bassett, Thomas, bookseller. |
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Chiswell, Richard. |
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Speed, John, 1552?-1629. |
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Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638. |
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America with those known parts in that unknowne worlde bothe people and manner of buildings / discribed and inlarged by I.S. ano. 1626 ; Abraham Goos, Amstelodaminsis, sculpsit. |
| Date |
[1676] |
| Date Issued |
[1676] |
| Notes |
Relief shown pictorially. |
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Includes latitude and longitude. |
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Illustrated with sea monsters and ships. |
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Shows California as an island and depicts the east coast fairly accurately, particularly between Chesapeake Bay and Cape Cod, providing such names as "Iames Citti" and "Henrico" in Virginia, in addition to the early settlement of "Plymouth" in New England. |
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Shows the eastern tips of Europe and Africa in the east. |
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Decorative borders depict eight town plans along the top, including Mexico City, Havana, Cartegena, and Rio de Janeiro, in addition to five portraits of figures that appear on each side. Virginia's figure is represented in the second section from the top on the left border. |
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Indicated at the bottom, toward the center, is the "unknowne world," now Antarctica. |
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Lists a number of Indian villages (Indian groups). |
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Similar in style to Blaeu's Americae nova tabula, published between 1621 and 1663. |
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Text on verso: "The description of America" with signature "E;" "10" in upper left corner, "9" in upper right corner. |
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State 4, according to Burden; imprint includes the names of Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell. |
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Appears in the author's A prospect of the most famous parts of the world. |
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Inset: Baffins Bay area, including Greenland, Iceland, and North Pole. |
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Includes a note below inset mentioning the inclusion of the North Pole. |
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Conservation: Etherington Conservation Center, 1998. |
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Map no.: H-2. |
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Map accession no.: 5218j. |
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Previously filed as: 181.2 1626 1676 Voorhees collection. |
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Digital image no.: Voorhees014_H2.tif. |
| Publisher |
[London] : Are to be sold by Thomas Bassett in Fleet Street, and by Richard Chiswell in St. Pauls Churchyard, |
| Finding Aids |
Scale [ca. 1:25,000,000]. |
| Cite As |
Burden, P.D. Mapping of North America, |
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Tooley, R.V. Mapping of America, |
| Format |
1 map : hand col. ; 35 x 44 cm., on sheet 43 x 56 cm. |
| Source |
Library of Virginia Archives Research Services Map Collection 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219-8000 USA Contact: 804-692-3888. |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. |
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America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. |
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America -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800. |
| Call Number |
G3290 1676 .S6 Voorhees collection |
| pid |
15005 |
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