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- Collection: Map Tracings
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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
GregoryP
Here are markers, both literal (cities) and decorative (ships) of human influence on the landscape of New England. The markers note both colonist and Native American influence on the land.
GregoryP
This layer is the frame for the map, the scale and original description from the map creator, as well as the 19th-century description of the map explaining its purpose and errors. This layer has every tool the map creator provides such as a compass…
GregoryP
Here is just the divide between land and water in New England. This includes the Atlantic Ocean, various rivers, and all the other bodies of water that the map creator includes.
GregoryP
This layer has all the markers of land features such as capes, forests, and hills. This layer includes both literal markers such as "Cape Cod" but also decorative features such as animals on the map. It is unclear how literal some of the natural…
LucieR
This layer contains the contours of the land that is pictured on the map. Naturally, those contours delineate the water spaces on the map as well. This layer is important because I think it is the base layer for the rest of the features of the map.…
Tags: Colonization, lakes, Land, rivers, sea, the New World