Blaeu Virginia and Florida Map – Decorative Early America Chart, 1642
€ 5 250
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Date
1642
Sheet size
50 × 59 cm (19.7 × 23.2 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
HP-084
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Good condition for its age. Original central fold as issued. Light overall toning consistent with age. Minor wear and some faint staining, mainly in the margins. Edges slightly irregular. Colors remain strong and attractive.
About this sheet
The south-eastern coast of North America from Virginia to Florida, a map titled "Virginiae partis australis, et Floridae partis orientalis, interjacentiumque regionum nova descriptio", published by Willem and Joan Blaeu in Amsterdam around 1642 in their atlas Toonneel des Aerdrycx. It is an original copper engraving with hand color.
The Atlantic coast sweeps from the Outer Banks and the English Virginia colony at the upper right to the Florida peninsula at the lower left, with the mountains of the interior drawn in pictorial relief and a large lake in the west. The Florida region is shown in outline color with its Native provinces and settlements named, and a French coat of arms and a second shield mark the claims of the European powers. Along the east coast, Secotan and other names recall the early English Roanoke colony. Ships sail the Atlantic, lettered "Mar del Nort", and two compass roses with rhumb lines cross the sea.
The title cartouche at the upper left is flanked by four native figures, two on each side. Two cherubs hold the scale cartouche at the bottom.
