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First Published Map of New England 1606 (1556) 108950

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First Published Map of New England 1606 (1556)  108950
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This is the first published map of "the new world" known on this map as "New France" (La Nuova Francia). It is a highly pictographic map with characterizations of "Americans" - Indians, settlers, outdoorsman, theological figures, animals, sea creatures, trees, boast and ships, etc. It runs from about New York to the gulf of the St. Lawrence river. Manhattan is shown as Angouleseme. The first printing of this map in 1556 did not have the page numbers in the top corners, as does this copy. 12 x 15.5" in original uncut fashion. some discoloration along the vertical center fold. For the advanced collector, this is the finest and first of the East Coast America maps, a true rarity. The work was published in Terzo Volume delle Navigationi e Viaggi, from the sencon edition of 1606, the first of which was published in 1556 in Fierenze (Florence, Italy). The author was Giovanni Battista Ramusio and the artist who made all the wonderful characatures was Giacomo Gastaldi. At the time, prints of this nature were all made on blocks of wood (or assembleges). The second edition pieces are notable because the Italians used the very same wood blocks, but in the ensuing 50 years, worms had taken a toll on parts of the wood block, seen on some of the maps._x000D_
Because of teh fanciful artistic nature of the maps from this work, they are often known as "Gastaldi works." City: State: Date: