America noviter delineata /
By 1600 Amsterdam had become the world's great cartographic center and Jodocus Hondius (1563-1611) was one of the noted mapmakers of the time. The costume portraits of natives and the views of colonial outposts in the New World were taken from sketches and reports of explorers. The many fortifi...
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| Format: | Map |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington, DC] :
[Library of Congress],
[1986?]
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| Summary: | By 1600 Amsterdam had become the world's great cartographic center and Jodocus Hondius (1563-1611) was one of the noted mapmakers of the time. The costume portraits of natives and the views of colonial outposts in the New World were taken from sketches and reports of explorers. The many fortifications and cities indicated in North and South America show the early development of settlements. |
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| Item Description: | Relief shown pictorially. Includes notes and ill. Inset: Ill. of natives. Map. |
| Physical Description: | 1 map ; 37 x 45 cm. |