1593 Americae Pars Borealis Florida, Baccalaos, Canada, Corterealis

Dimensions: 13.75 x 19.5 inches (35 x 49.5 cm) « This is a fine, original color example of De Jode’s landmark map of North America. This map was the first folio size atlas map to feature the continent and is only preceded by the separately issued Forlani/Zaltieri map of 1565. De Jode's picture of America is dominated by a large Northwest Passage which connects to the single "Lago de Conibus," the early mythical lake which appears in Wytfliet's map of 1597.Three small freshwater lakes are also shown, but no Great Lakes. The course of the St. Lawrence River, flowing across the continent to Texas is equally bold. Cebola, the 7 cities paved in gold, are clearly depicted, and the detail in the Southwest and California are remarkable. Notes of the early explorations in the New World fill the map, including discussions of Verazano, Cabot, Raleighand others. An early mention of the Apaches is present. Much of the continent is divided by extensive mountain ranges running east / west. Also included in this fine work are insets of six native inhabitants in the lower right as well as a European caravel firing on natives with

Date

1593

Mapmaker / publisher

Cornelis de Jode

Place

North America

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

map

Original size

3,000 × 2,175 pixels

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