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VISSCHER, Nicolas Jansz (1618-1679). Novi Belgii novaeque angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula multis in locis emendate. [Amsterdam, ca. 1655/1684].
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VISSCHER, Nicolas Jansz (1618-1679). Novi Belgii novaeque angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula multis in locis emendate. [Amsterdam, ca. 1655/1684].
Engraved hand-colored map of New England, image 460 x 550 mm. Figural cartouche incorporating view of "Nieuw Amsterdam op t Eylant Manhattans", galleon and canoes (faint impression). Matted and framed (not examined out of frame).
Third state " ... of extreme importance for introducing a view of New Amsterdam in the lower right. This is probably the second published view of the city, the first being that of Joost Hartgers in 1651 ... Of interest is that an example of the second state was used in the first boundary dispute between William Penn and Lord Baltimore of Maryland" (Burden 315, state 3). Augustyn/ Cohen Manhattan in Maps, pp. 32-33.
Engraved hand-colored map of New England, image 460 x 550 mm. Figural cartouche incorporating view of "Nieuw Amsterdam op t Eylant Manhattans", galleon and canoes (faint impression). Matted and framed (not examined out of frame).
Third state " ... of extreme importance for introducing a view of New Amsterdam in the lower right. This is probably the second published view of the city, the first being that of Joost Hartgers in 1651 ... Of interest is that an example of the second state was used in the first boundary dispute between William Penn and Lord Baltimore of Maryland" (Burden 315, state 3). Augustyn/ Cohen Manhattan in Maps, pp. 32-33.
Sale room notice
Illustrations for Lot 131 and 132 have been transposed.