Antique Map of New York, New England Poster

Small standard size poster (20x16 inch), goes well with the Zazzle standard frame (click on the image next to standard frame to view what it looks like) Author; Willem Janszoon Blaeu (Netherlands). Title: Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova. (New Belgium and New England). This is the first map in history that depicts Manhattan as an Island. Description: A beautiful old colour example of one of the most important maps in the history of America, Blaeu’s c. 1635 Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova . Orientated to the west, this map covers the American coast from Virginia, past New York and Long Island to Cape Code, New England, and Quebec. It is cartographically derived from data accumulated by Adriaen Bock and other Dutch fur traders active in the early 17th century. It is known for a number of important firsts, including the first full representation of Manhattan as an Island. Burden, in his Mapping of North America , notes: This important map was one of the most attractive of the Americas at the time. Courtesy: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1923.