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54679


Item data

Title

America.

Collection

I. N. Phelps Stokes Collection of American Historical Prints
Individual prints, drawings, paintings and maps in the Stokes Collection.

Names

Matthysz., Jan, active 1654-1685 (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1651 - 1750 (Approximate)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Subjects

South America
California
Atlantic Coast (Africa, West)
North America
Spain

Genres

Prints
Maps

Notes

Citation/Reference: Stokes C.1650-A-2
Content: California is shown as an extensive island, even though it had been correctly depicted and earlier maps as a penisula [Deák 023 also depicts California as an island]
Content: Print contains inset: [North polar regions].
Citation/Reference: Deák 039
Date: Date issued: probably after 1650.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 print ; 58.5 x 95.3 cm.
Engravings

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1c4a4120-c5ed-012f-b773-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1651

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "America." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1651 - 1750. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c4a4120-c5ed-012f-b773-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1651 - 1750). America. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c4a4120-c5ed-012f-b773-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "America." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c4a4120-c5ed-012f-b773-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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