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Maker(s):Quad, Matthias
Culture:German (1557-1613)
Title:map: Novi Orbis pars Borealis, America Scilicet, Complectens Floridam, Baccalaon, Canadam Terram
Date Made:1600
Type:Map
Materials:paper; ink
Place Made:Germany; Cologne
Measurements:overall: 11 1/2 in x 14 1/4 in; 29.21 cm x 36.195 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2007.13.5
Credit Line:Gift of the Estate of Mrs. June Lauzon
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Map of North America extending from the Caribbean to the Northwest Passage, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. A narrow, east-west landmass north of Canada is labeled "Incognita." Map is based on Cornelis DeJode's 1593 map, America pars Borealis. From the first atlas published in German, Geographisch Handbuch.

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