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> Antique map of North America by Janssonius - Hondius America
Septentrionalis - Janssonius - Hondius ,c. 1658. Size: 46 x 55cm
(18 x 22 inches) Verso text: German Condition: Old coloured,
slight shine-through of verso text, nice copy. References: Van
der Krogt 1, 9100:1.2 (German, 1644-58); Burden, 245.2. From:
Atlas Major VI: Novus Atlas Absolutissimus, Das ist, Generale
Welt-Beschreibung, mit allerley schönen und Neuen Land-Carten
gezieret. Dass Sechste Theil, beschreibet Hispanien, Asia,
Africa, und America. (Van der Krogt 1:428.6) "Henricus Hondius'
beautifully engraved map of North America had greater influence
than any other to date in perpetuating the theory of California
as an island. This was because it was disseminated through the
medium of his powerful Dutch publishing house. None of the
earlier California as an island maps had reached such a wide
audience. The 1630s wh