The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2012.172.2 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Novi Belgii, quod nunc Novi Jorck

PublisherPublished by Arnoldus Montanus Dutch, 1625 - 1683

Date1671

MediumEngraving; printer's ink on laid paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 3/8 x 14 3/8in. (28.9 x 36.5cm)
Platemark (height x width): 11 1/2 x 14 1/2in. (29.2 x 36.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 1/8 x 14 3/4in. (30.8 x 37.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

DescriptionMap of the east coast of the United States, from Chesapeake Bay to Quebec, with the St. Lawrence River to the north, the mythical Norumbega to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and the Delmarva Peninsula and points north to the west. The names of Native American tribes and their locations are prominent on the map. Forts and settlements are marked with symbols and names. Geographic features include elevation, conveyed through depictions of shaded mountains; forests, denoted as clusters of trees; rivers, islands, bays and sandbars. Bears, deer, turkeys, beavers and rabbits appear scattered across the land. The title cartouche shows Native American scenes, featuring a wigwam settlement, hunting, exploration in a canoe, and two standing figures, one with a bow and the other holding a chisel-type tool against a large rectangular block. A compass rose with a north arrow appears in the part of the Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island.

Object number2012.172.2

InscribedRecto, bottom right corner, printed in black ink: "NOVI BELGII / Quod nunc NOVI JORCK vocatur, / NOVAE q3. ANGLIAE & Partis / Virginiae / Accuratissima et Novissima / Delineatio."

Verso, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "34684"NotesCartographic Note: The scale shows measurements in increments of 5, from 0-15, and is accompanied by the phrase "Milliaria Germanica communia"

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