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Map L'Amerique dressé sur les observations Title from cartouche: America

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Title

  • L'Amerique dressé sur les observations

Other Title

  • Title from cartouche: America

Names

  • R. & J. Ottens, cartographer
  • Wit, Frederik de, publisher

Created / Published

  • Gedrukt tot Amsterdam : By R. & J. Ottens, op den Nieuwen Dyk in de werelt kaart, [1730?]

Headings

  • -  America--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  America

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Central map flanked by 10 views of cities and towns on each side, printed on 3 strips of paper. Publisher information on separate sheets, pasted over the original de Wit imprint which was printed on the same strip as the lowest town views. Title also printed separately. 9 leaves of text below central map.
  • -  Beneath title: I. Ottens excudit cum privilegie ordinum Hollandiae et Westfrisiae.
  • -  Text "Nova Americae descriptio" published by Frederik de Wit. The text and the views both appear in his original edition of the map, published around 1700.
  • -  Includes map of Northern Hemisphere, longitude diagram, and illustrations.
  • -  Shows California as an island.
  • -  Views in left margin: Mexico -- Mauritiopolis [view] -- Mauritiopolis [map] -- Nieuw Amsterdam -- Nombre D Dios -- La Vera Crvs -- Trugillo -- Hauana Portus -- Cartagena -- Callao de Lima.
  • -  Views in right margin: San Salvador -- Bvones Aires -- Capvt S. Avgustini -- Boa Vista -- Panama - S. Marta -- Campetie -- S. Domingo -- Porto Rico -- Portu Acapvulco.
  • -  French. Dutch and Spanish publisher information. Latin text.

Medium

  • 1 map : hand colored ; 102 x 123 cm, on sheet 135 x 167 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3290 1730 .R2

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017585712

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

R. & J. Ottens, Cartographer, and Frederik De Wit. L'Amerique dressé sur les observations. [Gedrukt tot Amsterdam: By R. & J. Ottens, op den Nieuwen Dyk in de werelt kaart, ?, 1730] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585712/.

APA citation style:

R. & J. Ottens, C. & Wit, F. D. (1730) L'Amerique dressé sur les observations. [Gedrukt tot Amsterdam: By R. & J. Ottens, op den Nieuwen Dyk in de werelt kaart, ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585712/.

MLA citation style:

R. & J. Ottens, Cartographer, and Frederik De Wit. L'Amerique dressé sur les observations. [Gedrukt tot Amsterdam: By R. & J. Ottens, op den Nieuwen Dyk in de werelt kaart, ?, 1730] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585712/>.