Virginiae Item et Floridae Americae Provinciarum, nova Descriptio

Containers:
Drawer 122 : L : 4, Section 3
Creator:
Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612
Extent:
1 Sheets
Language:
Latin .
Material specific details:
Not drawn to scale. Relief shown pictorially. Includes two ornamental cartouches ; cartouche in the lower right corner reads: "Medius Meridianus est 300, reli: qui ad hunc inclinantur pro ratione 30. & 37, parallelorum." (That the middle meridian of the region is 300 degress, and the latitude extends from 30 degrees to 37 degrees.) ; cartouche in the upper left corner depicts two oval insets illustrating villages of Florida and Virginia on either side of title, reads: "Civitatum Floride imitatio." and "Civitatum Virginiae forma". Oriented north to the top.Includes illustrations. Text on verso.
Physical facet:
1 map recto ; hand colored ; text verso
Dimensions:
49 x 34 cm, on sheet 58 x 46 cm
Other descriptive data:

Amsterdam : Jodocus Hondius, 1601?

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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