Este mapa conserva la distinción española de Mar del Sur y Mar del Norte para referirse a los océanos Pacífico y Atlántico. En lo que respecta a Bolivia, llama la atención los límites del Perú colonial (Tahuantinsuyo) con Chile.
Toponimia: Charcas, Chichas, Potosí, Porco, Chuquisaca, La Paz, Misque, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Moxos; zona costera y puertos de Camarones, Icaife, río Loa, Tarapacá, Mejillones, Morro Moreno, Santa Clara, P. Vela, El Ineal, El Chañaral.
Con respecto al mapa y su autor, la Biblioteca de la Universidad George Washington elabora la siguiente nota contextualizadora para su lectura:
"Henry Seile was a publisher in Fleet Street. He worked on maps for Peter Heylin's "Cosmographie" published in 1652 and later in 1657 (Tooley, 573).
William Trevethen was an engraver. He worked for Heylin and also worked on Roberts "Merchant map of Commerce" (1677) and Mandelso's "East Indies" (1662).
This particular map was first published in Peter Heylin's "Cosmographie." Heylin (a.k.a. Peter Heylyn) (b. 1600) was a Chaplain to the King of England and produced a set of lectures in geography that he first published in 1621 as "Microcosmus" which he later expanded to "Cosmographie." Seile published the maps, engraved by William Trevethen. The maps were a copy of Abraham Goos's map of America (1626), published in John Speed's "Atlas." Evident in this map are a few changes to Goos's original map, including an erasure above Granada and another beneath Cibola. "No. Belgeum" and "Carolina" have been added. It is likely that the term "Carolina" indicates earlier French ownership or exploration of the area as it is too far south for the Carolina region that was to be named in 1660 (Burden, 394, entry 308). The map also shows "Quivira" as north of New Mexico (Wagner, entry 368). The map was published in about five different states. The first is seen here, published in 1652. The later editions were produced from 1663 plates by Seile's widow, Anne. In 1666, a version of the map appeared with the imprint of "Philippi Chetwind" rather than Seile. A fifth state of the map is undated (Burden, 394, entry 308).
Source(s): Burden, Philip D. "The Mapping of North America: A List of Printed Maps 1511-1670." Rickmansworth, England: Raleigh Publications, 1996.
McLaughlin, Glen and Nancy H. Mayo. "The Mapping of California as an Island: An Illustrated Checklist." Saratoga, CA: California Map Society, 1995.
Moreland, Carl and David Bannister. "Antique Maps: A Collector's Handbook." New York: Longman Group, Ltd., 1983.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "California as an Island: A Geographic Misconception Illustrated by 100 Examples from 1625 to 1770." London: Map Collector's Circle, 1964.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers." Hertfordshire: Map Collector Publications Limited, 1979.
Wagner, Henry R. "The Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America to the year 1800 Volume 2." Berkeley: University of California Press, 1937.
Wheat, Carl I. "Mapping the Transmississippi West." Volume 1. San Francisco: Institute of Historical Cartography, 1957."
William Trevethen was an engraver. He worked for Heylin and also worked on Roberts "Merchant map of Commerce" (1677) and Mandelso's "East Indies" (1662).
This particular map was first published in Peter Heylin's "Cosmographie." Heylin (a.k.a. Peter Heylyn) (b. 1600) was a Chaplain to the King of England and produced a set of lectures in geography that he first published in 1621 as "Microcosmus" which he later expanded to "Cosmographie." Seile published the maps, engraved by William Trevethen. The maps were a copy of Abraham Goos's map of America (1626), published in John Speed's "Atlas." Evident in this map are a few changes to Goos's original map, including an erasure above Granada and another beneath Cibola. "No. Belgeum" and "Carolina" have been added. It is likely that the term "Carolina" indicates earlier French ownership or exploration of the area as it is too far south for the Carolina region that was to be named in 1660 (Burden, 394, entry 308). The map also shows "Quivira" as north of New Mexico (Wagner, entry 368). The map was published in about five different states. The first is seen here, published in 1652. The later editions were produced from 1663 plates by Seile's widow, Anne. In 1666, a version of the map appeared with the imprint of "Philippi Chetwind" rather than Seile. A fifth state of the map is undated (Burden, 394, entry 308).
Source(s): Burden, Philip D. "The Mapping of North America: A List of Printed Maps 1511-1670." Rickmansworth, England: Raleigh Publications, 1996.
McLaughlin, Glen and Nancy H. Mayo. "The Mapping of California as an Island: An Illustrated Checklist." Saratoga, CA: California Map Society, 1995.
Moreland, Carl and David Bannister. "Antique Maps: A Collector's Handbook." New York: Longman Group, Ltd., 1983.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "California as an Island: A Geographic Misconception Illustrated by 100 Examples from 1625 to 1770." London: Map Collector's Circle, 1964.
Tooley, Ronald Vere. "Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers." Hertfordshire: Map Collector Publications Limited, 1979.
Wagner, Henry R. "The Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America to the year 1800 Volume 2." Berkeley: University of California Press, 1937.
Wheat, Carl I. "Mapping the Transmississippi West." Volume 1. San Francisco: Institute of Historical Cartography, 1957."
Image ID: 1261568
Americæ nova descriptio / impensis Anæ Seile ; Rob. Vaughan sculp. [Americae nova descriptio.] (1663)
Medium: Engravings
Specific Material Type: Maps
Hemispheres: http://www.betzmaps.com/AB-14.html
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Peter Heylin or Heylyn (1599/1600-1662) was a noted 17th century English cosmographer and geographer, who was also Chaplain to King Charles I of England. Heylin wrote Microcosmus, or a Little Description of the World in 1621. This book was expanded into his Cosmographie. The Cosmographie proved to be popular and was published in London from 1652 until 1682.
The Cosmographie provides a complete description of the known world along with conjecture on “terra incognita”. The book is divided into four books with an appendix: The First Book is on Italy, the Alpine Provinces, France, Spain, & Britain; The Second Book is on Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Sclavonia, Dacia, and Greece; The Third Book is on Asia; The Fourth Book, Part I is on Africa; The Fourth Book, Part II is on America; and, The Appendix is on Unknown Parts of the World and “Terra Australis Incognita or the Southern Continent”. The book contains long descriptions of the Americas with extensive coverage of Virginia (with New England), Florida, and California. The folding map of the Americas is based on John Speed’s map with the addition of Francis Drake’s “Nova Albion” on the northern part of the “island” of California. This is one of the more significant early maps of the Americas showing California as an island. Based on Sabin (# 31655), this is the third edition of the book, published by Philip Chetwind. The first edition was published by Henry Seile in London in 1652. Seile published a second edition in 1657. Upon Seile’s death in 1662, the publishing rights were acquired by Philip Chetwind, who continued to publish the book. It is interesting to note that, as usual, Books One through Three, the two parts of Book Four, and the Appendix each have separately dated title pages: 1665 & 1666 (on the two printed title pages at the front of the book), 1665 for each of the title pages for the First through Third Books, 1662 for the Fourth Book, Part I on Africa, n.d. for the Fourth Book, Part II, and 1667 for the Appendix. All leaves appear to be present: [12], 739, [3], 739-740, 761-1098, [4], 1089-1095, [21] p., [5] leaves of plates (an engraved title page, and folding maps of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Following are the titles for the four large folding maps of the continents. All four maps are usually attributed to Henry Seile, who was the publisher for the first two editions of Heylin’s Cosmographie. The engraver for all four maps is William Trevethen, though his name only appears on the Africa and Americas maps. EUROPAE | Descriptio Nova | Impensis | PHILLIPI CHETWIND | 1666 ASIAE | Descriptio Nova | Impensis | PHILLIPI CHETWIND | 1666/ AFRICAE | Descriptio Nova | Impensis | PHILLIPI CHETWIND | 1666. Will: Trevethen. Sculp (at the bottom left of map) AMERICAE | Descriptio Nova | Impensis | PHILLIPI CHETWIND | Will: Trevethen. Sculp | 1666 On the first printed title page is the manuscript signature of a previous owner of the book: “Mary Bowes Amnior(?) her Book 1682”. On inside of the front board is the printed library bookplate for a previous owner: “John Greenway Jr.” References: Sabin, Joseph. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America from its Discovery to the Present Time. Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Fine Books. Burden, Philip D. The Mapping of North America: A List of Printed Maps 1511-1670. Rickmansworth: Raleigh Publications, 1996. Betz, Richard L., with Penelope W. Betz. The Mapping of Africa: A Cartobibliography of Printed Maps of the African Continent to 1700. 't Goy-Houten, The Netherlands: HES & De Graaf Publishers, 2007. | |||
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