USA, Canada Bertius/Hondius, 1618, Virginia et Nova Francia

Very beautiful early map by Petrus Bertius of the East Coast of North America, first published by Bertius and Jodocus Hondius Jr. in 1616.

The map extends from Cape May, Florida, in the South to Labrador, deriving from the Jodocus Hondius World Map of 1611.

The map over-emphasizes the coastal regions of Virginia and Nova Scotia, thereby distorting the remaining geographical details.

One of the earliest obtainable maps of the East Coast of North America.

Original hand coloring (this was only done to a very limited number of these atlases).

Published by Hondius in Amsterdam in 1618 in a French edition of ´Géographie raccourcie par Pierre BERTIUS´.

Excellent condition. Original hand coloring (very rare, only a few copies were sold with hand coloring). Never folded. Reverse side text in French

Image 9,5x13,5cm, page 12,5x19cm