1638 – M. Merian – America noviter delineata

Title:                      “America noviter delineata”​
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Description:
Very decorative map of Western Hemisphere by Matthaus Merian after Jodocus Hondius’ map of 1618. It depicts an early and embellished version of North America, Central, and South America, images of ships and sea monsters, over 30 early settlements names, rivers, bodies of water excluding the Great Lakes, mountain ranges, the Tropic of Cancer, Capricorn, the Equator, and other areas of interest including locations of Native Americans identified in Latin text. Inset map of Greenland and Iceland with text box, top left of map.

Comes from Merian’s atlas “Neue Archontologia cosmica, das ist Beschreibung aller Kayserthumben, Königreichen & Republicken der gantzen Welt, die keinen Höhern erkennen … zusammen gelesen … durch Johann Ludwig Gottfried … verlegt von Matthæo Merian. Frankfurt am Main. Wolffgang Hoffmans. M. DC. XXXVIII. “ published in Frankfurt, 1638.

Cartographer:                        Matthaus Merian (1593 – 1650)
Sheet size:                                   37,0 x 32,0 cm
Year:                                              1638
Technique:                                 copper engraving

Condition:
Good condition. Watermarked paper.
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This is an original antique map published in 1638 and NOT a modern copy or reprint