Merian America

Matthaus Merian.
America noviter delineatia.
Frankfurt, c1638. 285 x 370mm. Coloured.
£790
North and South America, with a decorative title cartouche and an inset of Greenland. Derived from Jodicus Hondius' 1618 map, the New England area is marked 'Norembega', and the discoveries of John Smith, including Chesapeake Bay, are ignored. MERI0010