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Title: Novi orbis pars borealis, America scilicet, complectens Floridam, Baccalaon, Canadam, terram Corterialem, Virginiam, Norombecam, pluresque alias provincias

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1600

Publishers

  • [S.l. : s.n., between 1600 and 1608?]

Summary

Relief shown pictorially. Based on Cornelis de Jode's map of America, showing Northwest passage, Virginia placed in New England area, and a peninsula, "Apalaco," west of Florida. Burden and Cumming attribute this map to Matthias Quad and refer to its appearance in works of 1600 and 1608. " ... apud Bryaeos imprimuntur" and "coloniae laminis Jani buxemechers." Latin text on verso. Includes text.

Subjects

  • North America
  • North America—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Maps—North America—1600
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-125.9, -32.0, 90.0, 23.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-125.9, -32.0, 90.0, 23.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Quad, Matthias, 1557-1613. Novi orbis pars borealis, America scilicet, complectens Floridam, Baccalaon, Canadam, terram Corterialem, Virginiam, Norombecam, pluresque alias provincias. [S.l. : s.n., between 1600 and 1608?]. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-bn999858w

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • lat