"Nova Designatio Insulae Jamaicae ex Antillanis Americae Septentrion…", Seutter, Matthias

This large, colorful and beautifully engraved map shows the island divided into thirteen precincts, and is filled with numerous place names, forts, churches, rivers, plantations, and pastures. Certainly the most graphic feature is the massive and highly decorative title cartouche that depicts native inhabitants gathering and processing sugar cane, while a mermaid and several sea turtles look on. A lovely compass rose and Latin text further embellish this terrific example.

References: Kapp (Jamaica) 56, pl. XXI.

Condition: B

Printer's creases in top and bottom margins just into image. Repair to thinness along centerfold. A tiny (1/32") wormhole in right portion of island. Fine, dark impression and great color.