Antike Landkarte America Noviter Delineata von Hondius

Antike Landkarte America Noviter Delineata Hondius

Antike Landkarte “America Noviter Delineata Hondius” , in orginalen Farben, Amsterdam 1630

56 cm x 45,7 cm

Sehr schöne Karte des Amerikanischen Kontinents, auf der linken Seite Nordpol und Südpol extra eingefügt

Die Karte ist umrahmt mit Paneelen (lt Burden sehr selten), die unter anderem folgende Motive haben:

Grönländische Eingeborene, König und Königin von Florida, Eingeborene von Mexiko, Brasilianische Krieger, Details von Orten in Chile, Mexiko, Havanah, Carolina, Olinda, Cusco etc.

Sehr schöne Kartuschen von Meerestieren (Fabelwesen) und Segelschiffen

Sehr guter Zustand, Zertifikat vorhanden

Extremely rare four-border 3rd state of Jansson’s rare map of America, issued in 1623. The six views at the bottom are of South and Central American cities: Olinda, Cusco, Potosi, Ila Mocha, “R. Ianeiro”, Mexico.

As noted by Philip Burden in the Supplement to his Mapping North of America to 1670, the Hondius-Jansson map of America is a fascinating and until recently, an under-appreciated rarity.

While at first blush the map appears similar to Blaeu’s America, there are a number of differences. The Hondius-Jansson map includes inset views of North America, including the Poeiock Village in North Carolina, and views of Carolina and St. Augustine. The peninsular California is retained, with the extended Northwest Coast including definitive place names north of 40 degrees.

The East Coast of North America is rich with Indian names. The polar region inset is derived from Blaeu’s wall map of 1608, as are the towns illustrated along the top.

The set of views at the bottom were removed very early in the printing history of the plate, probably so the map would more easily fit in the standard folio atlas of the day. Shortly after the plate was completed in 1623, the top right corner of the plate chipped off.

. The map shows the Americas from Tierra del Fuego to Cape Mendocino and the Hudson Strait. Two inset maps depict the poles, with a large Australis Terra Incognita depicted. Three sides of the map include intricate vignettes, depicting the peoples and cities of the continent. The inclusion of details such as the many ships and monsters in the oceans makes for a very attractive map.

Countless settlements, capes, rivers, mountain ranges, and much more are all labeled on the present map. The detail is extensive, with many features of the continent easily recognizable. The Mississippi is named the Rio del Spiritus and trails off into a mountain range somewhere in Missouri. The Hudson Bay dives deep into Canada, nearly reaching what appears to be the Great Lakes. The Amazon River is referred to as R. de las Amazones vel Oregliana, referring to Francisco de Orellano, first European to travel the length of the river.

The representation of the cities and peoples of the New World is fascinating. Following Blaeu’s depictions, Jansson shows the people of Brazil, Peru, Chile, California [New Albion], Florida, Virginia, and other regions. The cities shown along the top depart slightly from those in Blaeu’s original map, with the inclusion of more North American cities. Fort Carolina is shown, which was the short-lived French and Spanish settlement in northernmost Florida. The exact location of the fort is not known, but it is here depicted at the convergence of two rivers. St. Augustine, the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the United States, is also shown.