HONDIUS, Jodocus (1563-1612). Virginiae item et Floridae Americae provinciarum, nova descriptio. Amsterdam, ca 1634 or later.
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Mar 14, 2024
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Estimate
$800 -
$1,200
Sold for $1,270
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Lot Description
HONDIUS, Jodocus (1563-1612). Virginiae item et Floridae Americae provinciarum, nova descriptio. Amsterdam, ca 1634 or later.
Engraved map of Virginia and the Carolinas with hand-coloring in outline, visible area 17 7/8 x 21 3/4 in. (453 x 552 mm). Framed (unexamined out of frame, some staining lower margin). Inset views of Florida and Virginia settlements, sea monsters, a canoe and ships, and a wild turkey, text on verso in Dutch.
Hondius's map combines elements of John White's map of Virginia and Jacques le Moyne's map of Florida as interpreted by Theodor de Bry. "It thus became the most important type of map until the Ogilby-Moxon Description of Carolina ca. 1672; and its influence, both direct and indirect, extends into the middle of the eighteenth century" (Cumming, pp.129-30). Burden 151 ("The map's scale and decorativeness make it very sought after").
Condition Report
Framed: 21 x 25 inches.
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