Virginiae Item et Floridae, Americae Provinciarum, nova Descriptio

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Repository	North Carolina State Archives
Title	Virginiae Item et Floridae, Americae Provinciarum, nova Descriptio
Date Published	circa 1609
Date Depicted	Between 1590 and 1606
Creator - Individual	Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651. Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594.
Abstract	Hand-colored print. This map was based on the 1590 White and 1591 Le Moyne maps. It was drawn by Jodocus Hondius and published by him in an edition of Gerard Mercator's "Atlas...auctus ac illustratus a Iudoco Hondio." Amsterdami, 1606, No. 143. Many editions of the Atlas were later published in various languages. This copy appears to be from one of the French editions, the first of which was published in 1609. The map portrays an area extending from Chesapeake Bay in Virginia to St. Augustine, Florida. Small illustrations of American Indians, local wildlife, ships and sea creatures appear on the map. There is a large rectangular cartouche in the upper left corner with an oval on each side that show differences in the buildings and fortifications between settlements in Florida and Virginia.
Reference	William P. Cumming, The Southeast in Early Maps, Third Edition. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1998. Map 26.;Philip D. Burden, The Mapping of North America: A list of printed maps 1511-1670. Herts, England: Raleigh Publications, 1996. Map 151.
Related Maps	CK344.1; MC.150.1632m
Type	Discovery and Exploration
Details	Colors Decorative Illustrations Mountains Native American Settlements
Subject - Geographic	North America--Discovery and Exploration--Maps. North America--Maps--Early works to 1800. South Atlantic States--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject - Topical	Colonies--America--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject (tgm)	Canoes Deer Indigenous peoples Mountains Sea monsters Turkeys Vessels
Places Depicted	North Carolina South Carolina Virginia
West Longitude	-81
East Longitude	-75.25
North Latitude	37
South Latitude	30
Scale	Scale not given.
Size	34.2 x 48.3 cm
Medium	Paper
Format	Maps
Language	Latin
Digital Collection	North Carolina Maps
Host	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sponsor	North Carolina Maps is made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina.
Call Number	MC.150.1606h;MARS Id 3.3.150

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