"Nieuwe Kaart van America", Tirion, Isaac

Subject: Western Hemisphere - America
Period: 1765 (circa)
Publication: Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand-Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size: 10.8 x 12.6

This copper engraved map of the Americas shows good detail throughout. It depicts the colonial powers of Britain, France and Spain divided into roughly thirds in North America. The northwest portion of North America above C. Blank is completely blank. South America is well mapped with the interior labeled 't Land der Amazonen. The map also includes the western portion of Europe and Africa.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.TIR-2a.
Condition: A+
A sharp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with very wide margins and the watermarks of a Strasburg Lily and "I Villedary."