Americae sive Indiae Occidentalis Tabula Generalis Map

(1630?)
Map Collection #MC0023
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Creator(s)
Gerritsz., Hessel, approximately 1581-1632
Physical description
0.001 Cubic Feet
Preferred Citation
Americae sive Indiae Occidentalis Tabula Generalis Map (#MC0023), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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Color map (1630?) of America, entitled Americae sive Indiae Occidentalis Tabula Generalis, by Hessel Gerritsz for Johannes de Laet's Beshcrijvinghe van West-Indien; published at Leiden by Elzevier. 26cm x 34cm.

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Outline hand colored in shades of green, purple, yellow, and blue. Shows California as part of the mainland. Originally published in Leiden:Elzeviers, (1630?). Contains Basel crozier watermark with a crown. Purchased from Richard B. Arkway (8/6/2002).

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September 6, 2002, 1 item, 0.0001 cubic feet; Americae sive Indiae Occidentalis Tabula Generalis, by Hessel Gerritsz (1581-1632), a map (1630?) of America. Copperplate engraving for atlas by Johannes de Laet (1593-1649) 26 x 34 cm.

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Gift of Langford Endowment Fund

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