Terra Nova [New World]

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IdentifierMaps_2bDate1525DescriptionFrom the 1525 edition of Ptolemy's Geography, Strasbourg. The map is a reduced, revised version of the Tabula Terre Nove that appeared in the 1514 Strasbourg edition of the Geography (Phillips, Atlases, no. 354). The original 1513 issue is the first printed map devoted specifically to European discoveries in the New World. Waldseemüller compiled information from earlier manuscript maps by Alberto Cantini and Januensis Caneiro.

The 1525 version reflects minor, but interesting, changes from the 1513 map. South America is "Terra Nova" instead of "Terra Incognita"; the name "Tebrapa Pagalli" is applied to Brazil; and a vignette of Brazilian natives and fauna, after a description given by Vespucci, fills the blank interior of the continent. A Spanish flag now waves over Cuba ("Isabella Insul"), and a lengthy notation on Hispaniola Spagnoha has been added below that island.

See Tooley, "The Strait That Never Was" for a discussion of the mythical isthmian strait.Language NoteLatinSubjectAtlantic Ocean--MapsCaribbean Area--MapsCoasts--Caribbean Area--MapsCoasts--Mexico, Gulf of--MapsMexico, Gulf of--MapsCopyright StatementNo Copyright – Non-Commercial Use OnlySize29x38 centimeters.CartographerMartin Waldseemüller

CollectionMary Moody Northen Maritime History Collection

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Terra Nova [New World]