11-14-201011-14-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2526BBoston
November 14, 2010 11:00 AMCalender
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(Maps and Charts, New England)

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$7,110$6,000
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2526BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 14, 2010 11:00AM

Description:

(Maps and Charts, New England), Hulsius, Levinus (1546-1606),after Smith, John, Captain (1580-1631),New England, Frankfurt, c. 1617 or later, unframed, 350 x 305 mm., (light folds, light offset).

Note: This map was originally produced by Smith in 1614, and first published in London in his 1616 work A Description of New England. It exists in nine states. This example is a Hulsius copy of the first state, included in Hulsius' work Viertzehnde Schiffart, oder Gruendliche und warhaffte Beschreibung desz Neuwen Engellandts first printed in Nuremberg in 1617. An important map, used by early settlers, it is the first known to use the title "New England."
Estimate $8,000-12,000

Keywords

New England, John, Frankfurt, London, Nuremberg