Rare Old Antique map of the Southern USA
€1,850.00
Title: [Antique map of] Virginiae partis australis et Floridae paertis orientalis, interjacentiumq3 regionum Nova Descriptio.
Author: Janssonius, J.
PlaceAndYear: Amsterdam, 1647-58.
Description: Johannes Janssonius, the great rival of Willem Blaeu, was the son-in-law of Jodocus Hondius. Together with Jodocus' son Hendrick, he continued to publish the successive editions of the Mercator Atlas.Johannes Janssonius' map of North America's east coast between northernmost Florida and Chesapeack Bay is a close copy from Willem Blaeu's map of this area.See Burden, North America, item 253 and 254.
Dimensions: 380 x 500 mm
Reference: Burden, North America, item 253 and 254.
Colouring: attractive later colouring
Condition: very good condition
- Number: 1012135 (5375)
- Dealer: Robert Putman