November Premier Auction: Day 3
Sat, Nov 11, 2017 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 12, 2017 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 1063
Jodocus Hondius II - Nova Virginiae Tabula
Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000
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| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Jodocus Hondius II (1594-1629), after a work by Captain John Smith (1580-1631) Nova Virginiae Tabula, 1618, Dirck Grijp engraver, black and white line engraving on laid paper, 15 x 18-3/4 in. (plate), 17 x 21-1/4 in. (overall)
Notes: This map serves as the earliest and most important derivative of Captain John Smith’s 1612 map of Virginia. The absence of longitude and some place names indicates that it was copied from state 1 of Smith’s map. Longitude and additional place names were added to later states of Smith’s map.
The text below Powhatan reads: STATUS REGIS POWHATAN/ quando prefectus Smith Captivus/ illi daretur The key reads: Notarum/ explicatio/ Domus Regum/ Ordinarie Domus/ Lucubrationes Anglo/ rum The text next to the Native American figure reads: Habitus foeminarum/ in Provincia Sasque=/ sahanougs. The scale cartouche reads: Miliaria Germanica communia 15 pro Uno grado/ Ex officina Judoci Hondij/ D. Grijp./ Sculpt.
Literature: Burden, Philip D., The Mapping of North America, pp. 237-239, #193; Tooley, R. V. ed., The Mapping of North America, pp.161-162; Stephenson, Richard W. and Marianne M. McKee, Virginia in Maps, p. 11.
Provenance: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Proceeds to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund
old mounting hinges at top verso, discoloration, foxing, minor staining, losses to edges, minor holes likely from pest damage in margins, mildew and ink stains verso, session number penciled verso, title verso
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