V-2555: “SASQUESAHANOK.” from De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld by Arnoldus Montanus. Amsterdam, 1671.
Original copper-plate engraving from “the first encyclopedia of the Americas” (Schwartz & Ehrenberg, The Mapping of America, p.118).
Image: 5 x 6.5 inches – Paper: 12.25 x 7.75 inches. Engraved on hand-made laid paper, with letterpress text.
This detailed view is titled “Sasquesahanok” (Susquehanna) which refers to the region near the river of the same name in present-day Pennsylvania.
It is actually of Pomeioc – a fortified coastal Carolina Indian village situated in what is now Hyde County, North Carolina. The view is derived from a 1585-86 drawing made on site by artist John White, a member of the Roanoke expedition. The original drawing is in the British Museum.
Views from this important series by Arnoldus Montanus, a Dutch explorer missionary and theologian, served as an illustrated compendium of discoveries, conquests, & settlements in the New World. (Ref: Deák, Picturing America, #50-51).
Excellent condition and a fine, bold impresion of the engraving.
Shipped unmatted
