Tabula Islandiae Auctore Georgio Carolo Flandro.
Creator: Carolus Flandro, Joris, 1601-1625
Atlas Reference: Atlantis Appendix, 1630
Publisher: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
Date/Date Range Produced: 1630
Language: Latin
Region Depicted: Iceland
Map Type: GeographicalPolitical maps
Dimensions: 38 x 49 cm.
Printing Process: Etching
Material Type: Paper
LC Call Number: G6930 1630 .C3
OCLC: 819752647
Accession Number: OS-1630-2
Donor: Osher

America with those known parts in that unknowne worlde both people and manner of buildings Discribed and inlarged by I.S., anno 1626 Abraham Goos Amstelodami sculpsit.
Creator: Goos, AbrahamHumble, George, -1640Speed, John, 1552?-1629
Date/Date Range Produced: 1631
Language: English
Dimensions: 35 x 44 cm
Printing Process: Engraving
Material Type: Paper
LC Call Number: G3290 1631 .S6
OCLC: 701755191
Accession Number: OS-1631-1
Donor: Osher

America noviter delineata Auct: Henrico Hondio, 1631
Creator: Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
Atlas Reference: Atlantis Maioris Appendix, 1631
Publisher: Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
Date/Date Range Produced: 1631
Language: Latin
Region Depicted: Atlantic OceanAzoresCanary IslandsCape VerdeCaribbean regionCentral AmericaNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWest IndiesWestern Hemisphere
Map Type: GeographicalPolitical maps
Dimensions: 39 x 50 cm. on sheet 44 x 58 cm.
Printing Process: Engraving
Material Type: Paper
LC Call Number: G3290 1631 .H6
OCLC: 819752500
Accession Number: OS-1631-2
Donor: Osher

Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula a Pet. Kaerio.
Creator: Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664Keere, Pieter van den, 1571-approximately 1646
Atlas Reference: Hondius-Janssonius 1631 Appendixes
Date/Date Range Produced: 1631
Language: DutchLatin
Region Depicted: World
Map Type: Geographical
Dimensions: 43 X 56 cm.
Printing Process: Engraving
Material Type: Paper
Historical Context: This map, an example of the formal paneled border, or "carte a figure" format, is copied from the Blaeu map of 1606, considered by many to be one of the highest achievements in the art of mapmaking. It is geographically advanced, incorporating information from the latest discoveries and utilizing a rectangular grid (Mercator projection) for ease of navigation. The seas are embellished with ships and sea battles, sea monsters, and a native canoe; there are several examples of elegant swash lettering. Intricately engraved panels frame the map on all four sides. Across the top, the "seven planets" (actually the five known planets, the sun, and the moon) are represented by mythological gods and goddesses. On the right side are allegorical representations of the seasons, and on the left, personifications of the four elements. Along the bottom are vignettes of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Jodocus Hondius, Jr. had sold copperplates to Blaeu who in 1630 publishes his atlas. Henrik Hondius and Janssonius, in competition with Blaeu ordered engravings of the plates identical to Blaeu's; this map is identical to Blaeu's.
LC Call Number: G3200 1631 .J3
OCLC: 830866929
Accession Number: OS-1631-3
Donor: Osher

Chorographia Terrae Sanctae in Angvstiorem Formam Redacta, et ex Variis Avctoribvs a Mvltis Erroribvs Expvrgata
Creator: Tirinus, Jacobus, 1580-1636
Publisher: Nutius, Martinus, 1594-1638
Date/Date Range Produced: 1632
Language: Latin
Region Depicted: Holy LandIsraelPalestineSinai, Egypt
Map Type: GeographicalPolitical maps
Dimensions: 32 x 84 cm. on sheet 35 x 88 cm.
Printing Process: Engraving
Material Type: Paper
LC Call Number: G7481.2 1631 T5
OCLC: 68145537
Accession Number: OS-1632-2
Donor: Osher
Subjects: AltarsAngelsBible --GeographyBible storiesCalipersClothing and dressExodus, TheFurnitureGalleonsGalleysIsraelJewsJudaismMaps--Early works to 1800Measuring instrumentsMenorahMoneyNutius, Martinus, 1594-1638PalestinePlaces of worshipReligionReligious articlesReligious leadersSailing shipsShekel (Coin)ShipwrecksSinai (Egypt)TabernacleTemple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)TemplesTirinus, Jacobus, 1580-1636Urns

Evropa Exactissime Descripta Auctore Henrico Hondio. 1631
Creator: Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
Dedicatee: Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1643
Publisher: Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
Date/Date Range Produced: 1631
Language: Latin
Region Depicted: Canary IslandsEuropeIcelandNorth Africa
Map Type: GeographicalPolitical maps
Dimensions: 38 x 51 cm. on sheet 47 cm. x 56 cm.
Printing Process: Engraving
Material Type: Paper
LC Call Number: G5700 1633 .H6
OCLC: 864027463
Accession Number: OS-1633-10
Donor: Osher
Subjects: Africa, NorthAnimalsArtBearsCanary IslandsCartouches, Ornamental (Decorative arts)Cherubs (Art)EuropeFruitGalleonsGalleysHondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651IcelandImaginary creaturesImaginary placesLionsLouis XIII, King of France, 1601-1643Maps--Early works to 1800MasksMeasuring instrumentsMonstersNaval battlesOrdnancePaintPalettesplantsSailing shipsScientific apparatus and instrumentsScrollworkSea monstersSymbolismWarships

Nova Virginiae Tabvla
Creator: Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
Publisher: Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
Date/Date Range Produced: 1633
Language: FrenchLatin
Region Depicted: Chesapeake BayChesapeake Bay RegionMarylandVirginia
Map Type: Geographical
Dimensions: 38 x 50 cm. on sheet 49 x 58 cm.
Printing Process: Etching
Material Type: Paper
LC Call Number: G3880 1633 .H6
OCLC: 51822541
Accession Number: OS-1633-11
Donor: Osher
Subjects: Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)Clothing and dressDevices (Heraldry)DwellingsEnglandHeraldryHondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651Indians of North AmericaIndians of North AmericaManners and customsMaps--Early works to 1800MarylandNative AmericansNative AmericansVirginia

Septentrionalivm Terrarvm descriptio. Per Gerardum Mercatorem Cum Privilegio
Creator: Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594Mercator, Rumold, approximately 1545-1599
Publisher: Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
Date/Date Range Produced: 1595
Language: FrenchLatin
Region Depicted: AlaskaArctic OceanArctic regionsCanadaDenmarkFinlandIcelandNorth PoleNorthwest PassageNorthwest TerritoriesNorwayNunavut, CanadaRussiaScandinaviaSwedenYukon Territory
Map Type: Geographical
Dimensions: 1 hemisphere 35 cm. in diameter on sheet 37 x 39cm.
Printing Process: Engraving
Material Type: Paper
Historical Context: This landmark map was the first individually printed map to focus on the Arctic. Depicted as it was described in legends, the North Pole appears as a massive rock surrounded by circulating waters, which feed four rivers between four large islands. Interestingly, Magnetic North is denoted with a separate island between Asia and North America, just north of the Strait of Anian. The map also depicts the attempts of Frobisher and Davis to locate the northern passages to Asia. In the North Atlantic, an interestingly-shaped Greenland looms over Iceland and the mythical island of Frisland. Iceland is drawn similarly to its depictions on the maps of Ortelius, derived from indigenous sources, and several named towns are imagined on the island of Frisland. Frisland is shown again in one of the four roundels at the corners of the map?s florally decorated border; the other three roundels feature the Faeroe Isles, the Shetland Isles, and the title of the map.
LC Call Number: G3270 1633 .M4
OCLC: 76701454
Accession Number: OS-1633-2
Donor: Osher
Subjects: Arctic regionsHondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612Maps--Early works to 1800Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594

Africa Ex magna orbis terrae descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta, Studio & industria G.M. Iunioris.
Creator: Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
Atlas Reference: Mercator-Hondius-Janssonius atlas, 1633-38
Publisher: Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
Date/Date Range Produced: 1633
Language: FrenchLatin
Region Depicted: AfricaArabian PeninsulaIsraelJordanLebanonMadagascarMediterranean SeaPalestineSyria
Map Type: GeographicalPolitical maps
Dimensions: 38 x 47 cm.
Printing Process: Engraving
Material Type: Paper
Historical Context: Until the mid-nineteenth century, the African continent was an unknown entity to western cartographers. On maps from the Renaissance, such as this 1633 map by Gerardus Mercator, the continent?s outline is delineated fairly accurately but its interior is depicted according to conjecture and hearsay.The Nile river is shown with the two lakes and the Mountains of the Moon across southern Africa. Mercator shows Portuguese exploration up the Cuama (Zambezi) River into the interior of south central Africa in the region of Monomotapa or Benamataxa.
LC Call Number: G8200 1633 .M4
OCLC: 819749432
Accession Number: OS-1633-3
Donor: Osher

Asia ex magna orbis terre descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta studio et industria G.M. Iunioris.
Creator: Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
Atlas Reference: Mercator-Hondius-Janssonius atlas, 1633-38
Publisher: Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
Date/Date Range Produced: 1633
Language: FrenchLatin
Region Depicted: Asia
Map Type: GeographicalPolitical maps
Dimensions: 37 x 46
Printing Process: Engraving
Material Type: Paper
LC Call Number: G7400 1633 .M4
OCLC: 819749425
Accession Number: OS-1633-4
Donor: Osher