"Insularum Hispaniolae et Cubae cum Insulis Circum Jacentibus Accurata Delineatio", Jansson, Jan

The first state of this striking sea chart that includes the southern tip of Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola. It is one of the first Dutch maps to feature the region on a large scale, due to the importance of the Canaal van Bahama, which was used to transport Spanish gold and silver from the New World. The cartography is based on the extremely rare Hessel Gerritsz chart of 1631, with the addition of five place names in Florida. Jansson also depicts a spurious mountain range in Florida, taken from the much earlier De Bry map. The map is embellished with a pictorial title cartouche and scale of miles, rhumb lines, galleons and two compass roses. Blank verso.

References: Burden #291; Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #9610:1B.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet, light foxing, a dampstain confined to the top blank margin, and archivally repaired centerfold separations at top and bottom, entering the image 1" at bottom. There are a few tiny chips and tears along the edges of the sheet.