"Belgii Pars Septentrionalis Communi Nomine Vulgo Hollandia Nuncupata Continens Statum Potentissimae Batavorum Reipublicae seu Provincias VII. Foederatas", Homann, Johann Baptist

Finely engraved and beautiful map of Holland with two insets of the Dutch commercial empire in America and Southeast Asia. The first is of Niew Neederland, the Dutch colony in present-day New York, and includes a miniature view of New Amsterdam (New York City). The other is of the East Indies with a similar view of the Dutch trading capital of Batavia (Jakarta). Another inset in the opposite corner details the Maas River valley. The map is filled with great detail. Neptune, putti, and mermaids surround the large title cartouche.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression with contemporary color in the map and later color in the cartouche, on a bright sheet. There is very light toning along the centerfold, several small worm tracks along the centerfold, marginal soiling, and a repaired centerfold separation at bottom. There are light dampstains along the edges of the sheet.