The north part of America : conteyning Newfoundland, New England, Virginia, Florida, New Spaine, and Noua Francia w[i]th ye riche isles of Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica, and Porto Rieco, on the south, and upon ye west the large and goodly iland of California. The bonds of it are the Atlantick Ocean on ye south and east sides ye South Sea on ye west side and on ye north Fretum Hudson and Buttons Baye a faire entrance to ye nearest and most temperate passage to Japa[n] & China

Containers:

Drawer 122 : L : 3, Section 3

Creator:

Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630 and Elstracke, Renold, active 1590-1630

Extent:

1 Sheets

Scope and content:

The first printed map in English to show California as an island, with flat northern coast.

Language:

English .

Material specific details:

Scale [ca. 1:23,000,000]. Relief shown pictorially. Includes latitude and longitude lines. Includes title cartouche. "852" & "853" inside neat line in top left & right corners of map. Notes on map refer to California, Sr. Thomas Button and Mr. Baffin. On the map are two notes, one stating "California sometymes supposed to be a part of ye westerne continent, but scince by a Spanish Charte taken by ye Hollanders it is found to be a goodly Ilande: the length of the west shoare beeing about 500 leagues...". Name listed "R. Elstracke Sculpsit"

Physical facet:

1 map ; uncolored

Dimensions:

36 x 29 cm, on sheet 37 x 33 cm

Other descriptive data:

London : Henry Briggs, R. Elstracke Sculpsit, 1625

Subjects:

Maps (documents)

Names:

Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630
Elstracke, Renold, active 1590-1630

Places:

America
North America

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