1588

Lot 1588: Map, c. 1720, NOVA BELGICA ...

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Lot 1588: Map, c. 1720, NOVA BELGICA ...
<b>Maps</b><hr><b>Beautiful Map of Early North America</b>

<b>c. 1720, NOVA BELGICA ET ANGLIA NOVA, by Valk and Schenk, Amsterdam, Choice Very Fine.</b>
15' x 19.5', hand colored. A lovely map of much of the early North American coast: Nieuw Engeland, Nieuw Nederland, and Virginia fill the Eastern Seaboard down to below Cape Fear. Part of present-day Canada is shown as Nova Franciae Pars and Nova Scotia. A multicolored, decorative title cartouche is flanked by a Native American man and woman and topped by the British coat of arms. The map is dotted with vignettes of native animals and the seas hold two sailing ships and two sea creatures, as well as two compass roses. A second small decorative cartouche at lower right gives the scale of miles, the names of the engravers, and where they lived. Valk and Schenk worked from JanssonÕs original plate, showing their usual precision and elegance. A wonderful map for display.