Jodocus Hondius

"A new Description of the American Provinces of Virginia and also of Florida" is one of the most beautifully designed and executed maps of the Southeast. It was one of the new maps prepared by Hondius for his edition of Mercator's Atlas, which he issued for the first time in 1606. Jodocus Hondius derived the northern part of the map from the discoveries made by John White and the English colonists along the Outer Banks of the North Carolina coast around 1585. Indian settlements in Florida and Virginia flank the cartouche, a king and queen in Floridan dress are also shown, as are deer and a turkey. This map probably dates from .... This very important map is included in the collections at Yale, John Carter Brown, Harvard, New York Public Library, The Hunington and Duke University.