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LucieR
I chose to incorporate only the capitalized text in this layer for two reasons: (1) It seems to me that choice of the font/size of the textual references bears some implications about how important certain features were to the map-makers (the more…
Tags: dutch, latin, territorial claims, toponyms, tribe names
IsabellaC
Text is an immediately striking part of the map. It forms the border of the map, and crowds in the globe, particularly filling the northern hemisphere. The text performs a variety of roles, from describing what the map shows and its maker (in the…
Tags: European impressions, frame, IC, latin, limits of knowledge, Place Names, text, vernacular
JoseR
1 map : hand col. ; 47 x 55 cm. - Relief shown pictorially. "Cum privil. ordin. general. Belgii Foederati." Fourth state, according to Burden. Appears in author's Atlas minor sive geographia compendiosa. Includes decorative cartouche and inset view:…
Tags: animals, bear, Belgian lion, buildings, cartouche, colony, color, deer, depth, dutch, fauna, fortifications, forts, fur trade, green, hand colored, hatching, hills, hudson river valley, latin, line weights, manhattan, mountains, native americans, new amsterdam, new england, perspective, perspective lines, rabbits, red, resources, rivers, settlements, shading, text, trees, tribe names, turkey, waterfront, yellow
IsabellaC
Polar projection of the world