Virginiae partis australis, et Floridae partis orientalis, interjacentiumq[ue] regionum nova descriptio [map]

Author
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638 [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
Latin
Published/​Created
[Amsterdam : J. and C. Blaeu, 1640]
Description
  • Scale [ca. 1:2,300,000] (W 86°--W 75°/N 38°--N 30°).
  • 1 map : hand col. ; 37 x 49 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Library of Congress genre(s)
Getty AAT genre
Notes
  • Relief shown pictorially.
  • Covers Atlantic Coast from Virginia to Florida.
  • Signature: I, Catchword: tio.
  • Prime meridian: [Ferro].
  • Bar scale above the neat line on the lower margin: Milliaria Germanica communia.
  • From W.J. and J. Blaeu's Theatrum orbis terrarum.
  • Includes decorative cartouche and coat of arms.
Language note
Descriptive text in Latin on verso.
References
  • Burden, P.D. Mapping of North America, 253
  • Cumming. Southeast in early maps, 41
OCLC
47228885
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