Collection: Smith Collection

Name: Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula multis in locis emendata a Nicolaum Visscher

Barcode: 1742

Image Number: 1742.0001

Creator: Visscher, Nicolaes, 1618-1679

From Atlas: Yes

Publishing Location: Amsterdam

Notes: First state, according to Campbell's "The Jansson-Visscher maps of New England". Appears in author's "Atlas Minor sive Geographia Compendiosa".

Atlas Reference: Atlas Minor sive Geographia Compendiosa

Subjects: AnimalsBearsBeaversBirdsCanada, EasternCanoes and canoeingCartouches, Ornamental (Decorative arts)Colonial AmericaConnecticutDeerDelawareDevices (Heraldry)Dugout canoesFoxesFruitHeraldryHuman settlementsMaineMarylandMassachusettsMiddle Atlantic StatesNative AmericansNew EnglandNew HampshireNew JerseyNew York (State)PennsylvaniaRabbitsRhode IslandScrollworkTurkeysVegetablesVermontVisscher, Nicolaes, 1618-1679Weasels

Title Translation: A map of New Belgium, New England, and parts of Virginia, amended in several places.

Alternative Title: Novi Belgii Novæque Angliæ nec non partis Virginiæ tabula multis in locis emendata a Nicolao Joannis Visschero

Brief Description: Map showing the Middle Atlantic States and eastern Canada

Physical Description: 1 map: colored, illustrated

Publisher: Visscher, Nicolaes, 1618-1679

Date/Date Range Produced: 1655

Date/Date Range Published: 1655

Language: DutchLatin

Region Depicted: ConnecticutDelawareEastern CanadaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMiddle Atlantic StatesNew EnglandNew FranceNew HampshireNew JerseyNew York (State)PennsylvaniaRhode IslandTurtle IslandVermont

Map Type: Geographical

Dimensions: 46.5 x 55.4 cm on sheet 50.6 x 60.2 cm

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

Historical Context: This map draws attention to conflicting Dutch and English claims to land west of Narragansett Bay.

LC Call Number: G3790 .V5 1655

OCLC: 80786007

Donor: Smith

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/1742.0001