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Americae Descriptio Nova [cartographic material] / Impensis Philippi Chetwind ; Will. Trevethen, Sculp. 1666

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Item

Date:

1666.

Reference:

R11981-562-4-E, Volume number: 105

Item no. (creator):

Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection #105

Local class no.:

H3/1-2000/1666

Type of material:

Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4164664

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Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection

America: Western Hemisphere

Americae Descriptio Nova
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Date(s):

1666.

Place:

London:

Place of creation:

England

Publisher:

Impensis Philippi Chetwind,

Extent:

1 map : ill., hand col. ; 34 x 42 cm on sheet 39 x 51 cm.

Language of material:

Latin

Scope and content:

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California is shown as an island and northern California is labeled as "Nova Albion." The northwestern portion of the United States is labeled as "Qvivira." The majority of North America is labeled as "Mexicana" while the majority of South America is labeled as "Peru." The Hudson Bay is mostly enclosed. "No. Belgeum" is shown next to Virginia and "Long Ile." is labeled in New England. However, Hudson's River is erroneously titled as "Hudsons bay". Various ships and sea monsters appear in the oceans, labeled as "The Southern Ocean" and "The North Sea." A depiction of a small native hut and two natives is shown in the region of Brazil.
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Bookseller: Chetwind, Philip

Engraver: Trevethen, William
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General note:

Pictorial relief.
Copperplate engraving.
Illustrated with sailing ships and sea monsters.
Appears in Peter Heylyn's Cosmography in four books, 1670

Custodial history:

Part of the Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection purchased by the Public Archives of Canada in 1981.

Citation/reference note:

Burden, Entry 308, State 3, Tooley, p. 115, Entry 13., Wheat, C. I. Mapping of the Transmississippi West, vol. I, 55

Cartographic math data:

Scale ca. 1:45 000 000

Availability of other formats note:

The microfiche version is NMC 27726

Related material:

For other states and or editions see Mikan 4143423 (NMC 6876) State 1 ; G114 H49 1657 fol. (AMICUS No. 9097756) ; Mikan 4143419

Container note(s):

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105 : Former container label was "1-2000 NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA 1666".
Subject heading:

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North America Early works to 1800

South America Early works to 1800

Western hemisphere - Maps - Early works to 1800
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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80101/245 CA
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Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]
Original can be viewed in the presence of an early cartographic archivist. Microfiche version is open.

Microfiche NMC27726

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [R11981] 105

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright: Expired
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Date modified:: 2024-05-10