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Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova, Amsterdam 1635

It is essentially an engraved version of Adriaen Block's map of 1614 with some additions and subtractions. --DeKoning, April 17, 2006.

Note: On this map the north direction is on the right border. The big sea is a part of the northern Atlantic. The land mass is the east coast of todays U.S.A. with mainly the new england (=Anglia Nova) countries.

Date

1635

Source

Biblioteca Nacional de España

Author



Alternative names	Willem Janszoon Blaeu, Willem Jansz Blaeu, Guilielmus Janssonius, Willems Jans Zoon, Guilielmus or G. Blaeu
Description	Dutch cartographer, publisher, instrument maker, astronomer and printmaker
Date of birth/death	1571	18 October 1638 / 1638
Location of birth/death	Uitgeest	Amsterdam
Work period	1610
Work location	Amsterdam (1599–1638); Amsterdam
Authority file	: Q520327 VIAF: 61587424 ISNI: 0000000110279058 ULAN: 500175604 LCCN: n80024098 NLA: 35019144 WorldCat

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current	22:49, 10 February 2017	5,976 × 4,472 (39.75 MB)	Jdx	Reverted to version as of 09:48, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
	04:01, 2 February 2017	4,472 × 5,976 (36.3 MB)	SteinsplitterBot	Bot: Image rotated by 270°
	09:48, 29 January 2014	5,976 × 4,472 (39.75 MB)	Histogenea22	Rand verwijderd
	09:26, 2 October 2013	6,862 × 5,840 (41.94 MB)	Joop Rotte	Hogere resolutie
	18:16, 7 September 2005	1,033 × 800 (1.41 MB)	Frank Schulenburg	Willem Janszoon Blaeu: ''Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova'', Amsterdam 1642 {{Creator:Willem Janszoon Blaeu}}