L'Amerique septentrionale, Suivant les nouvelles observations de Messrs . A Leide, Chez Pierre Van der Aa. (to accompany) Nouvel Atlas, tres-exact et fort commode pour toutes sortes de personnes, Contenant les Principales Cartes Geographiques .

• Main Author: Aa, Pieter van der, 1659-1733
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: Chez Pierre Van der Aa 1714
• Subjects: Albion; Baffin Bay; Canada; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Baffin
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Full color map of North America and the West Indies. Centered on the Great lakes, covers from Baffin Bay to the Amerique Meridionale, including Florida, New Mexico, New Spain (Mexico), California, Nouvelle France, and the Hudson Bay. California is not clear whether it is an island or not. The Gulf of California is left open ended, Parts of California are identified as New Albion. The exploration routes used by d'Oliver, Cortez, and Drake are shown in dote lines to the west of Mexico. Map showing political and administrative boundaries and settlements. Relief shown pictorially. Includes decorative title cartouche. Van de Aa describes this book as a new atlas, which contains the principal geographical maps of modern long-journey voyages which have been made both by sea and by land in all parts of the world, and of the most famous routes for travelers from the year 1246 to 1696, drawn up according to the new observations of members of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Includes engraved hand colored pictorial title and dedication plates; 2 pages of introductory text “Avis au lecteur”, 4 pages of descriptive text; La Nouvelle Geographie Aisee, and manuscript index "Table des Nouvelles carte geographiques .". Manuscript date "1686" on frontispiece. Pages numbered also in manuscript, 5-100, 98 maps numbered in manuscript, 6-100. Map number 46 is in 3 parts, 46A-46C. Maps are engraved and hand colored. There are many decorative title cartouches, including figures, cherubs, fauna and views. Showing political and administrative boundaries, major cities, towns, villages, rivers, lakes, landmarks, roads, forests and mountains. Relief shown pictorially. Some maps includes compass rose and notations. Bound in full leather covers, with Title "Atlas" embossed in gilt on spine. Pieter van der Aa, a Dutch publisher and printer was best known for his cartographic work. He opened a bookshop and publishing house in Leiden in 1677, and started his first business there in 1683. By 1694 he was made printer to Leiden University, and by ...