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Reference 11447
Cartographically the map draws on the extremely rare chart by Hessel Gerritsz, c.1631. The area of coverage is exactly the same with the exception of Blaeu's addition of the west coast of Central America. The nomenclature of the North American part is virtually identical, the only notable addition being the naming of VIRGINIA. It reflects the firsthand knowledge of Gerritsz during his voyage to South America and the West Indies undertaken in 1628. The distance between Chesapeake Bay and Albemarle Sound is accurately portrayed at 1°; even in Gerritsz's acclaimed NOVA ANGLIA ..., for de Laet, 1630, this distance is over 2°. It seems likely that a Spanish chart was used as the nomenclature along the south-east coast lacks any of the French influences often seen at the time.
Cartographer | Willem Janszoon Blaeu |
Title | Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali, cum Terris Adiacentibus |
Publisher, Year | J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1635 (1662) |
Plate Size | 38.0 x 52.8 cm (15.0 x 20.8 inches) |
Sheet Size | 53.5 x 63.2 cm (21.1 x 24.9 inches) |
Reference | Burden, P.D.: The Mapping of North America No. 242 |
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