Mappa Aestivarum Insularum... [ca. 1720]
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[New World/Bermudan Plats]. MAPPA AESTIVARUM INSULARUM, ALIAS BARMUDAS DICTARUM, AD OSTIA MEXICANI⌠Amst: P. Schenk and G. Valk, (nd), [ca. 1720]. Outer edge of mapâs border: 13 Âźâ x 20 Âźâ. With key and 2 armorial symbols: 15 Âź x 20 Âźâ. Attractive double page map of land holdings on the island of Bermuda. Names of tribes also appear on the map. Oriented to the northeast. At the upper left corner of the map is a vaguely drawn landmass labeled âVirginiaâ and Florida,â and at the upper right is a piece of land labeled âNova Angliaâ and âNew England.â The map was engraved with a plate previously used by John Speed (ca. 1627-31), Blaeu (ca. 1630âs), Hondius [ca. early 1640âs], and Jannson [ca. 1645-47], with each mapmaker substituting his own name under the scale at lower right. Later hand-coloring. Hinging bits at top of verso. Very good. Ink notation in margin at upper right.
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Mappa Aestivarum Insularum... [ca. 1720]
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