CULTURAL READINGS: Colonization & Print in the Americas
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Nicolaes J. Visscher, Novi Belgii, Novaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae. Amsterdam, c. 1655. |
| The Dutch set the technical standard of mapmaking in the 17th century, but Dutch maps were artifacts of statecraft as well as cartography. Visscher's map confers a great deal of territory claimed by the English to the Dutch, relegating "Nova Anglia" to a corner. While it acknowledges the presence of Indian tribes and seeks to label their territories, this map, like many others, also depicts North America as a field for competition among the European powers. | |
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