Greenland, Iceland Bertius/Hondius, 1618, Groenland

Very beautiful early 17th century map by Petrus Bertius of Greenland is the first map to specifically focus on it. The island is shown as a narrow island with a central mountain range. Across the Fretum Davis is C. Bedford. Iceland is also shown with an erupting volcano.

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