Dec 08, 2011 - Sale 2264

Sale 2264 - Lot 24

Price Realized: $ 720
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
JANSSONIUS, JOANNES. Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali cum Terris adiacentibus. Double-page engraved map, 385x525 mm, wide margins, German text on verso; hand-colored in outline; moderately toned overall, small stain on Mexico. Amsterdam, 1649

Additional Details

The map first appeared in 1636 and is essentially a duplication of the Blaeu map of the previous year. The only differences are in the cartouche and the removal of the name "Virginia." This copy with the signature Hhh on the verso which Burden dates to 1649. Burden 248.