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ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Americae sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio. [Antwerp, 1612?].
Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Americae sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio. [Antwerp, 1612?].

Engraved map with hand-coloring, 443 x 574 mm. Decorative cartouche, galleons and ships, Spanish text verso. (Some minor browning or staining, minor marginal chipping.)

FIRST EDITION, third state with Ortelius' name lower right.  According to Burden, "the most important introductions on the east coast are the Indian name WINGANDEKOA, and just to the north an inlet. They both originate from the unsuccessful English attempts at colonising the Outer Banks of present-day North Carolina. It has been suggested that the inlet could be the first depiction of Chesapeake Bay on a printed map." Burden 64. 

Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant Mittler
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