• 1642
• Cartographic Map
• Exhibit map

Jan Jansson was one of the first Europeans to create maps of the New World. Two maps from this era became prototypes, the 1612 map of Virginia by John Smith and the 1651 map of New England by Jansson. Their general layouts were extensively copied from one mapmaker to another. This map is based on De Laet’s rare map of 1630 and is actually the third iteration of Jansson’s 1636 Nova Anglia, Novvm Belgivm et Virginia. This map was influential because it showed all of the current Dutch holdings from New England to Virginia. It is widely considered to be one of the first maps to contain the place name “Masachusets.” It also depicts “New Amsterdam” (New York), which was founded less than 30 years prior. Europeans’ increased interest after 1600 in the colonization of North America is concisely shown in this map and developed partially because of this map.

Description of Unique Features: Jansson's maps are very similar to his arch rival Willem Blaeu and were often copied from his, but maps created and printed by Jansson tend to be more dramatic and illustrative.

Visual Perception or Design Principles Applied: This map is a marvelous combination of accurate and inaccurate information, presented and made real in the best Dutch style of the seventeenth century.

Cognitive Principles or Metaphors Employed: Story telling through the drawings on the map, for example animals on the land, ships on the ocean, and a title flanked by welcoming native people.

Spatial Layout Techniques Applied: Jansson and his contemporaries incorporated the most up to date information available at the time, typically from sea captains.

(Heart shaped cartouche, upper left). "Amstelodami Johannes Jannsonious Excudit". (Cartouche, bottom right with scales) Scale "Miliaria Garmania Communia" (Scale cartouche, bottom right corner). Compass Roses (Bottom center and right above center). Text appears on the reverse sides. Longitude (Not Shown) Latitude (Right and Left Borders). See Verner's notes for the dates, signatures, languages, page #s and catchwords appropriate to the various atlases in which it appears.