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.
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).
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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