Homann Map of American Colonies

Nova Anglia. Johann Baptiste Homann (1664-1724). Engraved map with original hand color. Nuremberg, c. 1716. 20 1/2 x 24 inches sheet. The map shows that as the number of English settlements increased in the area, Native American tribal names are notably less plentiful than on Dutch maps of the previous century. The decorative title cartouche shows a European bartering with an Indian for an animal pelt, one of the mainstays of the early New England economy.