Wytfliet, Cornelius van
Cornelius van Wytfliet (1555 - 1597) was a Flemish cartographer and engraver active in the second half of the 16th century. Little unfortunately is known of Wytfliet's life or education. He seems to have been employed as secretary to the Council of Brabant, essentially the supreme court of the Duchy of Brabant. In cartographic circles Wytfliet is best known for his publication in 1597 of Descriptionis Ptolemaicae Augmentum, the first atlas dedicated exclusively to the America's. Wytfliet imaged the atlas as a supplement to classical Ptolemaic geographic, which traditionally accounted only for Europe, Africa, and Asia. The 19 maps contained within the Descriptionis Ptolemaicae Augmentum are some of the earliest specific maps detailed various parts of the Americas.
Revealing the Virginia Colony in North America.
Norumbega et Virginia.
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A superb example of Cornelis Wytfliet's 1597 map of Virginia and the northeast part of America. The map prominently features the legendary city and land of Norumbega; at the same time, it is among the earliest acquirable maps to detail the Virginia colony, making it a superb demonstration of accuracy and error in close proximity. This map is among the earliest to show John White's cartography in Virginia. It is a foundational map for any collector of Virginia or the colonization of North America. (more details)
First map to focus specifically on the Pacific Coast of North America.
Limes Occidentis Quiuira et Anian. / Anian Regnum.
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A strong example of Cornelis van Wytfliet's 1597 Anian Regnum; this is the first separate map to focus on the Pacific Northwest. The map presents the area now occupied by most of the west coast of the United States, Canada, and Alaska, in spite of this region having been beyond the ken of European explorers and geographers for centuries to come. The westward-reaching land mass bears a serendipitous resemblance to Alaska, although the area depicted is far more massive. (more details)
One of the Earliest Specific Maps of Mexico.
Hispania Nova.
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This is Cornelis Wytfliet's 1597 map of Mexico, one of the first maps of the region overall and the first to appear in an atlas dedicated to the Americas. (more details)
First specific map of Chile.
Chili Provincia Amplissima.
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A strong example, with an unusually bold impression, of Cornelis Wytfliet's Chili Provincia Amplissima, the first printed map to focus on Chile. It appeared in his Descriptionis Ptolemaicae Augmentum, the first atlas specifically of the Americas. (more details)