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A 17th-century map of the Americas newly delineated by Jodocus Hondius; engraved by H. Picard.

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Latina: America noviter delineata / auct. Jodoco Hondio; H. Picard fecit.
English: America newly delineated / by Jodocus Hondius; engraved by H. Picard. A 17th-century map of the Americas. Scale ca. 1:45,000,000. Map ranges from W 125°–W 5° and N 70°–S 60°. Also includes insets of the polar regions.
Français : L'amérique nouvellement cartographiée / Par Jocodus Hondius; gravé par H. Picard. Une carte des amériques du XVIIe siècle. Echelle: environ 1:45 000 000. La carte couvre un espace allant de 5°W à 125°W et de 60°S à 70°N. Elle inclut aussi en encarts les régions polaires.
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Published by Jean Boisseau. The U.S. Library of Congress gives the date of publication as "1640?", while another source suggests a first publication of 1637 or 1639. Digital version produced by the U.S. Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. JPEG 2000 source image converted to JPEG by User:Delirium using JasPer 1.701.0, since JPEG 2000 is not as of this uploading supported on Commons.

This map is available from the United States Library of Congress's Geography & Map Division
under the digital ID g3290.np000144.
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Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612)
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