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WHO

  1. Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673 (1)
  2. Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1 … (1)
  3. Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-16 … (1)
  4. Tassin, Christophe Nicola … (1)

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  1. 1659 (1)
  2. 1660 (1)
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America Septentrionalis.
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673
America Septentrionalis...
1659
World Atlas
 
Author
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673
Note
1 map : copperplate engraving on 6 sheets, hand colour. Decorative cartouche in the top left corner, containing a circular map of the Arctic oriented with north at the right. Accompanied by a short Latin description in the left half of the cartouche, over a blank portion of the map. Title in the bottom left corner, on a tablet surmounted by a personification America, who brandishes a bow and arrow and hosts a parrot in her feather crown. Below, flanking the tablet, are two unnamed river gods, accompanied by indigenous animals and various figures in regional dresses. Information on distance in the bottom right corner, above Blaeu's imprint. Map surrounded by three descriptions of North America, in Latin (left), Dutch (bottom) and French (right), each carrying the imprint of Jodocus Hondius.
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