ARTIST: Jan Janson
PUBLISHER: J. Janson, Amsterdam.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: 1637, c.1652.
EDITION SIZE: 16 1/4 x 20 7/8" (410 x 529 mm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: In the mid-sixteenth through the early seventeenth century, there was great interest in this region with reference to a north-west or a north-east passage from Europe to the Pacific. The area depicted in this map extends to Siberia, Greenland, Iceland, and Hudson's Bay. Embellishments include two northern hunters, two foxes and a Bear. Second state of five. Dutch text on reverse.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition. Modern handcoloring
REFERENCE: Burden #150.
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