"Virginiae Item et Floridae Americae Provinciarum, nova Descriptio", Hondius, Jodocus

Superb map compiled from John White's Virginia and Jacques le Moyne's Florida as interpreted by Theodore de Bry. Largely due to the enormous success of this atlas, Le Moyne's erroneous depiction of a large inland lake from which the R. de May (St. John's River) flows in a southeasterly direction was popularized. Chesapeake Bay, here called Chesepioock Sinus, and the area south towards C.S. Romano Hispanis are shown in their White delineation. The Indian villages of Paquiwok, Croatoan, and Wococon are named in the Outer Banks and several others are delineated along the present-day Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds. The map is extensively decorated with depictions of Indian villages incorporated in the strapwork title cartouche, a Floridian king and queen, and Virginian natives in a canoe taken from De Bry, wildlife including a wild turkey, ships, sea monsters and a superb compass rose. French text on verso.

References: Burden #151; Cumming (SE)#26; Williams & Johnson #3.

Condition: B

Nice impression on a sound sheet of paper with wide margins. There is some scattered, light foxing. The old color is slightly oxidized.