Books and Manuscripts

Hondius, Henricus
Nova Virginiae tabula
Amstelodami: Henrici Hondii, (ca. 1666). Engraved map with later hand-coloring; 19 3/4 x 23 1/4 in. (502 x 590 mm). First state (of two). Latin text on verso. Residue along central fold verso; scattered very small chipping along edges. In mat and in frame, 23 3/4 x 28 1/8 in. (603 x 714 mm). Burden 228; Tooley, pp. 165-166

Henricus Hondius's derivative of Capt. John Smith's highly important 1612 map of Virginia, the first to accurately depict the Chesapeake Bay.

Provenance
Property from a Private New Jersey Collection.