Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula

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IdentifierMaps_33aDate1641DescriptionThis map was created by Hendrick Hondius and printed by Jan Jansson in his Dutch edition of Novus Atlas, Amsterdam, 1641. The map is surrounded by decorative motifs, including personifications of the elements and portraits of Julius Caesar, Claudius Ptolemy, Jodocus Hondius, and Gerard Mercator. On the United States Gulf Coast, a large "R. de Cruz" flows into an (unnamed) Bahía del Espíritu Santo. To the west, in the area of present-day Texas, Hondius shows east to west a "Breva Costa," a large "R. Secondido" (Escondido), and an Indian village named "Cacos." For the first issue of the Novus atlas, see Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, 2:403. Phillips (America, p. 1087) lists an example found in a 1653 Spanish edition of the atlas. Language NoteDutchLatinSubjectAfrica--MapsAtlantic Ocean--MapsCaribbean Area--MapsCentral America--MapsMexico, Gulf of--MapsNorth America--MapsPacific Ocean--MapsShips in artSouth America--MapsWorld mapsCopyright StatementNo Copyright – Non-Commercial Use OnlySize38x54 centimeters. CartographerHendrick Hondius

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Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula