"America", Cluver, Philipp

This handsome small map was derived from the Nicolas Visscher map of 1658, with a Briggs-type island of California and no Great Lakes in North America. The interior rivers of South America are all connected to a large, spurious lake labeled Lago de los Xarzyes. A depiction of the discoveries of Maarten Gerritsz de Vries' voyage appears in the waters north of Japan, and Abel Janszoon Tasman's discoveries are shown in New Zealand. The map is decorated by a drape-style title cartouche held aloft by a cherub. This is the second state of the map with page 666 at top right.

Cluver's Introductio in Universam Geographicam was a popular atlas, appearing in over 45 editions during a 100-year period. The first edition was published without maps in the 1620s, and the first edition to include maps was published circa 1641. The various editions were published in different cities throughout Europe, including Amsterdam, Nuremberg, and London. This map is from an edition published by Joannem Pauli or P. de Coup.

References: Burden #732; McLaughlin #177; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.CLUV-8a #43.

Condition: A

A dark impression with minor offsetting and a tiny wormhole that is only visible when held up to light. Light foxing and toning is confined to the sheet's edges, well away from map image.