Virginia to Florida:  Virginiae partis australis,  et Floridae partis orientalis interjacentiumq regionum Nova Descripto.

Copperplate engraved map
Original Color
385 x 505 mm
Map # AM-232
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This is Willem Blaeu's map of the American Southeast, in the fine artistic style typical of Blaeu's maps.

The Blaeu map shows a significant portion of the American Southeast from Virginia through present day Georgia.  The French and English Royal Coats of Arms on the map reflect the intensifying struggle of the colonial powers in America. "Newport nesa" (Newport News), founded in 1621, is shown here, apparently for the first time (Burden, p. 323). 

This map is largely based on Jodocus Hondius' 1606 map and, to some degree, the reports of the Englishman John Smith in 1590, and a rare seachart by Hessel Gerritsz from c1631 (Burden, p. 323). 

Janssonius produced a virtually identical map in 1639.  The main difference in the two maps is that in Blaeu's map the longitudinal sequence at the lower right is incorrectly 298, 299, 200. 

There are two variants or states of this map.  This is Variant B (based on van der Krogt) or State 2 (Burden) with the water cherub on the left side showing a "tail".  This particular map is from a German language edition of Blaeu's atlas of 1647-48 or c.1670 with the signature on the verso of a Gothic "I" and page "29". (van der Krogt, p. 599).  

Burden, map # 253.  Van der Kogt] vol.II, p.599.

Very Fine Condition.  Wide, complete margins.  An attractive map.