Collection: Osher Collection

Name: Novissima et Accuratissima Totius Americae Descriptio. per N. Visscher. Copy 2

Barcode: 518

Image Number: 518.0001

Creator: Visscher, Nicolaes, 1618-1679

From Atlas: No

Publishing Location: Amsterdam

Notes: Note: "cum Privil: Ordin: General: Belgi Federati." Coat of arms with dedication to Cornelio Westin, consul and senator from Amsterdam.

Title Translation: New and accurate description of the whole of America by N. Visscher

Brief Description: Map of the Americas. Northern and western parts of North America are largely blank and California is shown as an island.

Physical Description: 1 map: colored, illustrated

Dedicatee: Witsen, Cornelis

Date/Date Range Produced: 1689

Date/Date Range Published: 1689

Language: Latin

Region Depicted: Atlantic OceanCaribbean regionCentral AmericaNorth AmericaPacific OceanSouth AmericaWestern Hemisphere

Map Type: GeographicalPolitical maps

Dimensions: 43 x 54 cm.

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

OCLC: 854762968

Accession Number: OS-1689-1

Donor: Osher

Subjects: AngelsAnimalsBattlesBearsBeaversChristianityClothing and dressColonial AmericaCombatCoyoteDeerDemonologyDevices (Heraldry)DwellingsEthnologyFoxesGalleonsHammocksHeraldryHuman settlementsIndians of South AmericaIndigenous peopleKings, queens, rulers, etc.Manners and customsMaps--Early works to 1800Mines and mineral resourcesNative AmericansNorth American faunaProselytizingReligionSailing shipsSheepSymbolismVisscher, Nicolaes, 1618-1679Western HemisphereWhalesWild boarWolves

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/518.0001