Detail View: Touchton Map Library: Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali ac Regiones Adiacentes, a C. de May usque ad Lineam Aequinoctialem

Accession Number: 
L2018.087.048
M Number: 
M270
Short Title: 
Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali ac Regiones Adiacentes, a C. de May usque ad Lineam Aequinoctialem
Year: 
1682
Author: 
Nicolaum Vischer
Object Publisher: 
Nicolaes Visscher
Place of Publication: 
Amsterdam
Obj Height cm: 
46
Object Width cm: 
56
Scale: 
ca. 1:9,936,000
Continent: 
North America
Country: 
United States
Country: 
Mexico
Geographic Area: 
West Indies
Geographic Area: 
Central America
Decorative Cartouche: 
Color cartouche with cherubs holding up cloth that shows title.
Language: 
Latin
Cited References: 
Phillips, entry 506; Lowery 179; Portinaro 82.
Geographical Description: 
Nicholas Visscher's map of the Caribbean, Florida, Southern US, Central America, and part of South America. A number of cartographic myths appear on the map, including the large lake which appears in Georgia, a non-existent mountain range extending from the Piedmonts right across the continent, and the archetypal cartographic myth, El Dorado located on Lacus Parime in Guyana. Interesting early treatment of the Mississippi River Valley, which is far to the west of its proper course and shows little of the French Jesuit information which was to be reported in the following decades. Excellent detail in the Caribbean. Includes 2 decorative cartouches, and sailing ships. There are 4 states of the map: 1680 ca: lacking privilege 1682 ca: "Cum Privelegio Ordinum Hollandiae et Westfrisiae" 1708 ca: Gridlines added 1720 ca: Peter Schenk Junior added, cartouches retouched
Cartobibliographic notes: 
Longitude measured east from prime meridian of Ferro.
Subject Information: 
Southern States
Subject Information: 
West Indies
Subject Information: 
Central America
OCLC: 
52514781