Norumbega et Virginia

by Cornelis Van Wytfliet

$4,500 · Offered by James Arsenault & Company

Louvain, 1597. Engraving, 9” x 11.5” plus margins. CONDITION: Very good, no losses. The first state of this early map depicting eastern North America, from the first atlas devoted exclusively to the New World. Notable as just the second map to use the name ‘Virginia’ in its title, following the White-deBry map 1590 , van

• Printing: first

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