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America - Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor 1609
America - Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor 1609
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Description
Heading: (America)
Author: Mercator, Gerard / Hondius, Jodocus
Title: Americae Descrip.
Place Published: Amsterdam
Publisher:
Date Published: 1609
Description: Copper-engraved map. 15x19.3 cm (6x7½“).Scarce early map of America, from the first German language edition of the Mercator Hondius Atlas Minor. Among the noteworthy features on the map is the unusual Northwest Coast of America, which pre-dates Hondius‘s revision of the map to include a more definitive Northwest Passage near Quivira. The map extends westward nearly to the Asian Coast, with just a narrow Strait of Anian between. No Great Lakes are shown. German text on verso. Burden 153. The number “10“ is inked in upper right margin.
Condition
Some mostly marginal finger soiling; very good.
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America - Mercator/Hondius Atlas Minor 1609

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