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America, 1630
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Title
America, 1630
Subject
North America, maps
Description
Beginning in 1606, Dutch cartographer Hondius used the plates of his predecessor Mercator to reissue Mercator’s Atlas. Editions of the Atlas were also printed long after Hondius died in 1612. This map is most likely from a French edition published in 1630. Hondius notes the landing of Sir Francis Drake in present-day California and corrects the large eastern bulge on the South American continent. The vignette in the lower left corner depicts Brazilian natives making an alcoholic beverage, and various native watercrafts are shown larger than life on the oceans.
Creator
Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612.
Source
Probably from Gerhardi Mercatoris atlas sine cosmographicae... Amsterdam : H. Hondius, 1630 (French ed.).
Publisher
Amsterodami : [s.n., 1630].
Date
1630
Contributor
Minnesota Historical Society
Format
1 map
Language
eng
Type
image
Coverage
Western Hemisphere
Cartographic Material Item Type Metadata
Call No
G3290 1630 .H6 4F
OCLC Number
ocm32866709
scale
Scale ca. 1:42,000,000
1 map : col. ; 36 x 48 cm
1 map : col. ; 36 x 48 cm
Files
Probably from Gerhardi Mercatoris atlas sine cosmographicae... Amsterdam : H. Hondius, 1630 (French ed.).…