Collection search - Americae sive novi nova descriptio. [cartographic material]

Illus: Small decorative elements in each corner.
Located in: Ortelius: Epitome, Anvers. 1588. The recto of the map bears foliation no. 5 and signature A5 while its verso has French text. Few features are indicated on the map. This is the third revised and enlarged French edition the other two being the 1579 and 1583 editions. Koeman admits the possibility of an earlier French edition (See Note 1). Because of the incomplete descriptions by Koeman and Phillips it is impossible to say in what later atlases did this map appear. For a complete history of the map see "The Epitome" (See Note 2).
(Note 1) Koeman, Ir. C.: Atlantes Neerlandici Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Amsterdam. 1969. Vol. III. p. 74. (Note 2) Ibid. p. 71-83