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| Keywords: 1716 Homann Map of New England "Nova Anglia" - Geographicus - NovaAnglia-homann-1716.jpg This is a spectacular and historically important 1714 Homann map depicting New England United States This includes the modern day states of New York New Jersey Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Vermont New Hampshire and Maine Details numerous American Indian nations and coastal villages Offers several curious errors The Boston Harbor is absurdly large and Cape Cod is depicted as an island On the border of Pennsylvania and New Jersey there is a massive mythological lake There is also a huge lake presumably a mis-mapping of Lake Erie depicted in the Catskill region Long Island is prominently shown The elaborate title cartouche alludes the region ™s general abundance and rich supply of trade goods 1716 Size in 23 19 object history credit line accession number NovaAnglia-homann-1716 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Johann Baptist Homann Old maps of the United States 1716 maps Maps in Latin | ||||
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