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Auction 179, Lot 172

Jansson's Influential Map of the East Coast - in Contemporary Color

"Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova", Jansson, Jan

Subject: Colonial New England & Mid-Atlantic United States

Period: 1646 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Novus

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.9 x 15.3 inches
50.5 x 38.9 cm
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Jansson's influential map of the eastern coast of North America was first issued in 1636 with a less decorative title cartouche. It is derived from the less well-known 1630 map of Johannes de Laet, which is generally regarded as the source map for New England and the Northeast. It includes several very early depictions of colonial settlement including Manhattan and the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, the Nordt Rivier (Hudson) and Zuydt Rivier (Delaware), along with Massachusetts and the English colony at Plymouth. The map includes part of the Great Lakes labeled Grand Lac and Lac des Yroquois, an unnamed Lake Champlain, and a fictitious lake at the headwaters of the Delaware River. In the second state, the title was shortened, giving greater prominence to the Dutch colonies, and wildlife was added throughout the interior. It is beautifully adorned with cartouches, ships, sea monsters, and compass roses. Latin text on verso, published between 1646-57.

References: Burden #247; Cumming (SE) #43; McCorkle #636.2; Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #9310:1A.2.

Condition: B+

Contemporary color with a centerfold separation that extends 3" into the image at bottom that has been closed on verso with archival material. There is light text show-through from verso.

Estimate: $1,600 - $1,900

Sold for: $1,000

Closed on 9/16/2020

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