JANSSONIUS JOHANNES Belgii Novi Angliae Novae et Partis Virg

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THE RARE AND IMPORTANT FIRST STATE JANSSONIUS, JOHANNES. Belgii Novi. Angliae Novae, et Partis Virginiae Novissima Delineatio. Double-page engraved map of the Northeast. 495x580 mm, ample margins, Latin text on verso; fairly light original hand-color in outline; two tears into image repaired on verso, small (c. 1/4 inch) oxidation-related paper loss near the Indian village, edges toned and with a few nicks. The map would benefit from professional restoration and would be well worth the effort. sold as is. [Amsterdam, 1651]

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"This map from Joannes Janssonius must be ranked as one of the fundamental prototype maps of America in the seventeenth century. The model and nomenclature first laid out here were followed by later cartographers for over 100 years, and form part of the celebrated Janssonius--Visscher series of maps." -- Burden 305, state 1 (without the central dedication to de Raet).