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Nicolai Map of the New World
Nicolai Map of the New World
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NICOLAI, Nicolas de (1517-1583).
Nouveau Monde.
Woodblock.
Rouen, 1553 [1602] (State 4).
12" x 15 1/2" sheet.

An essential map for early American map collectors. Important early map of the New World and the Atlantic Ocean, engraved by Nicolas de Nicolai, the French Royal Geographer in the mid-16th Century. De Nicolai's map is one of the earliest maps of America to accurately report a number of the earliest contemporary discoveries. It is also the earliest map of America published in France. Nicolas de Nicolai traveled extensively in service of the French King, usually as a spy. He was well rewarded for his work, and a number of his observations and surveys were published. (Burden, 19).
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