Collection search - Americae descriptio nova [cartographic material] / impensis Henrici Seile ; Will. Treventhen sculp. 1652

Record information – Brief
1
Americae descriptio nova [cartographic material] / impensis Henrici Seile ; Will. Treventhen sculp. 1652

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

1652.

Reference:

Local class no.: H12/1-2000/1652, A/1-2000/1652(1657), Box number: 2000232504

Local class no.:

A/1-2000/1652(1657), H12/1-2000/1652

Type of material:

Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4143423

Context of this record:

Show detail Hide detail

Maps, plans and charts

North America

1-2000 - North and South America

Americae descriptio nova
Link to this record

Add to My Research

Link to this record

This link identifies the web page describing this particular record. Unlike the temporary link in your browser, this link will allow you to access, and reference, this page in the future. To link to this descriptive record, copy and paste the URL where ever needed (wiki, blog, document).

Sign in

Sign in to start saving records using My Research

Sign in
Record information – Details
Date(s):

1652.

Place of creation:

England

Place of printing:

London

Extent:

1 map : Print, hand col ; 33.7 x 42.6.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

Show detail Hide detail

California is shown as an island and northern California is labeled as "Nova Albion." The northwestern portion of the United States is labeled as "Qvivira." The majority of North America is labeled as "Mexicana" while the majority of South America is labeled as "Peru." The Hudson Bay is mostly enclosed. "No. Belgeum" is shown next to Virginia and "Long Ile." is labeled in New England. However, Hudson's River is erroneously titled as "Hudsons Bay" . Various ships and sea monsters appear in the oceans, labeled as "The Southern Ocean" and "The North Sea." A depiction of a small native hut and two natives is shown in the region of Brazil.
Additional name(s):

Show detail Hide detail

Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662

Engraver: Trevethen, William

Publisher: Seile, Henry, 1595-1660
Additional information:

Show detail Hide detail

General note:

One copy held by National Map Collection, hand-coloured, has been removed from an unidentified atlas. A second copy appears in Peter Heylyn: Cosmographie ... (London, Henry Seile, 1657), bk. IV, pt. II, 1009-10.
Pictorial relief.
Copperplate engraving.
From: Peter Heylin's "Cosmographie" published in 1652 and later in 1657

Citation/reference note:

Burden, Entry 308, State 1 1652, Wagner, v. 2, Entry 368, Tooley, p. 115, Entry 11.

Cartographic math data:

Scale ca 1:45, 000, 000.

Availability of other formats note:

The microfiche version is NMC6876

Related material:

For other States and edition see Mikan 4164664 (NMC 27726) ; G114 H49 1657 fol. (AMICUS No. 9097756) ; Mikan 4143419
Subject heading:

Show detail Hide detail

North America Early works to 1800

South America Early works to 1800

Western hemisphere - Maps - Early works to 1800
Source:

Private
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Show detail Hide detail

Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]
Original can be viewed in the presence of an early cartographic archivist

Microfiche NMC6876

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [1-2000 NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA 1652] 2000232504

[Consultation 90 Open]

Terms of use:

Show detail Hide detail

Copyright: Expired
Credit: Library and Archives Canada.

You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.

Cannot visit us on site? You can purchase a copy to be sent to you. Some restrictions may apply.

Report a problem on this page

Date modified:: 2024-04-09