Florida et Apalche Map

1597
Map Collection #MC0027
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Creator(s)
Wytfliet, Corneille
Physical description
0.001 Cubic Feet
Preferred Citation
Florida et Apalche Map (#MC0027), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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ECU Manuscript Collection
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Map (1597) of Florida and the Southeast by Cornelius Wytfliet, extending from Cuba to North Carolina (21- 41. North Latitude; 287- 308 West Longitude) excised from Descriptionis Ptolemaeici augmentum, the first atlas of America. 9 x 11.25 x .125 inches. Contains watermark of dolphin with a crown. Hand colored.

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According to a noted historical cartographer, "Wytfliet's maps were among the first to concentrate on facts rather than legends, on geography rather than political demarcations." Purchased from Richard B. Arkway (8/6/2002); Appraised by Lynn Roundtree (Armadillo Books, 8/31/2002)

Based on the Ortelius / de Chaves map of 1584 and Hernando de Soto's explorations of 1539-1542. Along with Johannus Metellus' map of 1598, there are several maps of the southeastern corner of the future United States in the 16th century. Purchased from Richard B. Arkway (8/6/2002); Appraised by Lynn Roundtree (Armadillo Books, 8/31/2002)

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Custodial History

September 6, 2002, 1 item, 0.0001 cubic feet; Florida et Apalche, by Cornelius Wytfliet, a map (1597) of Florida and the Southeast Coast of North America, extending from Cuba to North Carolina (21- 41. North Latitude; 287- 308West Longitude) excised from Wytfliet's Descriptiones Ptolemaicae Augmentum, siue Occidentis Notitia Brevi Commentario. (Louvain, Tijpis Iohannis Bogardi, 1597), the first atlas of America which contained 19 maps of North America. Contains watermark of dolphin with a crown. Hand colored. 9" x 11.25" x .125" . Donor: Langford Endowment Fund.

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Gift of Langford Endowment Fund

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