Nova Acurata Totius Americae Tabula, auct G.B.B

Venetian edition of Blaeu's 1612 continental wall map of America. Hand coloured wall map, highly decorated with ships and sea monsters and explorers etc. Sixteen scenes depicting national costumes on left and right hand side of map and twelve bird's eye views of cities in medallions at bottom of the map. Frame

Object Details

ID: G292:1/3
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Wall map
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Blaeu, Joan; Blaeu, Willem Jans Zoon Gerritsz, Hessel Ende, Joshua van de Scolari, Stefano
Date made: [1646]; circa 1656
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Frame: 1095 mm x 1492 mm x 50 mm
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