Name/Title
Totius Neobelgi Nova et Accuratissima TabulaEntry/Object ID
L.2004.121Description
Engraved and hand colored map of the northeastern colonies from Virginia to New York to New England with inset elevaton of New Amsterdam below; title runs across top border:"TOTIUS NEOBELGII NOVA ET ACCURATISSIMA TABULA;" the map, colored in green and red and varnished, depicts northeastern America from the St. Lawrence River south to Virginia, from the Chesapeake River to the Atlantic coast; place names are in Dutch, Latin and native languages; features include Hudson, Connecticut, Delaware and Chesapeake Rivers, mountain ranges, settlements; map is dotted with animals, real and imaginary, including bears, turkey, goats, foxes, deer, and a heron; compass points off New Jersey coast and tip of Massachusetts; inset bird's eye elevation of early Manhattan; entitled "Nieuw Amsterdam on longs Nieuw Jorck gendant / ende hernomen by de Nederlanders op den 29 A.D. 1673 / eindelyk aan de Engelse wedor afgestaan;" legend for features listed below A-S; cartouche above inset of New Amsterdam view consists of an allegorical female figure holding up laurel wreath with the god Mercury standing behind her; native American figures, including one holding up a stockaded village to the right with European figures to the left; female figure near cannon holds up an oval frame inscribed "Apud / REINIER A IOSUA / OTTENS / Amsteldams;" "RESTUTIO" directly atop city view; male hunter to left of inset holds club and shield; black and white border runs around map; map glued onto linen backing.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Carolus AllardAttribution
CartographerManufacturer
Reinier Ottens, Joshua OttensDate made
circa 1740Inscription/Signature/Marks
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InscriptionTranscription
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Restitutio ViewDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
21-7/8 inWidth
24-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 21 7/8 x 24 1/2 in. (55.6 x 62.2 cm)Material
Paper (laid), ink, Watercolor, LinenCondition
Notes
Remarks: Varnished surface of map very brown and worn; many losses of varnish; vertical fold mark runs down center of map; paper mounted onto linen backing; corners chipped; lower edge worn.Relationships
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PM.69.1 - Map - Similar itemGeneral Notes
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StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27CNote Type
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Library