Details

Subject(s)

• Indigenous peoples of North America—Middle Atlantic States—17th century [Browse]
• Indigenous peoples of North America—New England—17th century [Browse]
• New England—Maps—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• New York (N.Y.)—Bird's-eye views—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Middle Atlantic States—Maps—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Indigenous Studies [Browse]

Related name

Visscher, Nicolaes, 1649-1702 [Browse]

Former owner

Fox, N. B. [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Aerial views [Browse]
• Maps [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Bird's-eye views—New York (State)—New York—1683 [Browse]
• Maps—New England—1683 [Browse]
• Maps—Middle Atlantic States—1683 [Browse]

Notes

• Described as the second issue of the "Jansson-Visscher series," with Philadelphia added to place names on map. Cf. Campbell, cited below.
• Relief shown pictorially.
• Place names in Latin and Dutch.
• Pictorial map; hand colored.
• Inset: view of "Nieuw Yorck, eertÿs genaemt Nieuw Amsterdam op't Eylant Manhattans."
• Historic Maps copy 2 is uncolored.
• Shows names of Indian tribes.

Provenance

Historic Maps copies are from the estate of N.B. Fox, Princeton Class of 1899.

References

• Campbell, T. New light on the Jansson-Visscher maps of New England (In: Map collectors' circle, no. 24), no. 9, Plate VII.
• McCorkle, B. New England in early printed maps 680.2
• Burden, P. Mapping of North America II 434 (state 2)

Place name(s)

Netherlands Amsterdam.

Inset title

Nieuw Yorck, eertÿs genaemt Nieuw Amsterdam op't Eylant Manhattans

OCLC

45464494

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