[MAP]. BLAEU, Willem and Jan. Nova Virginiae tabula. [Amsterdam, ca 1631]. "THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT DERIVATIVE OF JOHN SMITH'S MAP OF VIRGINIA ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1612" (Burden).
Sale 1022 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 4, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$2,000 -
$3,000
Sold for $3,125
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[MAP]. BLAEU, Willem and Jan. Nova Virginiae tabula. [Amsterdam, ca 1631].
Engraved map of Virginia (some minor browning. Overall sheet 23 1/4 x 19 1/8 in. (590 x 488 mm). Matted and framed. Vignette depicting a Native American ceremony, Royal arms of England, cartouches, Latin text verso with the leaf signed C7.
"THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT DERIVATIVE OF JOHN SMITH'S MAP OF VIRGINIA ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1612" (Burden)
Derivative 1, second state (of 2), with Blaeu's imprint, of this map, originally issued by Jodocus Hondius from 1618-1629, which closely follows State 1 of Smith's Virginia of 1612. After Hondius's death in 1629, Blaeu purchased the plates and changed the imprint. "Through the purchase of this plate by William Jansz. Blaeu in 1629 and its subsequent extensive publication for forty-two years, word of the English in Virginia became known throughout Europe. It is slightly larger than its parent, although more attractively engraved. Taken from the first state of Smith, it continues the coastlines where the former left them vague" (Burden 193). Tooley, The Mapping of America, p.162.
Property from the Collection of Richard D. Simmons, Alexandria, VA
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