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Burden's State 5 (of 9), with the line engraving on the armor, Paynes island named, and the engraver's name spelled " Passaeus", copper engraving London 1616 (1626), Paper size: 13 1/2 x 14 7/8". Condition very good with wide margins and strong imprint. A few weak folds expertly mended. Watermark of mail coat and crown.The foundation map of New England cartography The map that gave it its name and the first devoted map to the region. It covers the area from the present Penobscot Bay in Maine to Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The compass card shows orientation to the N. The scale of leagues, as in Smith,s earlier map of Virginia, shows 20 leagues or 60 miles to the degree of latitude (see the markings on the right and left margins). The latitude of the various geographical features themselves are notably accurate, generally; e.g., modern charts show such sample readings as these: Aborden (upper right), identified with Penobscot village, modern Castine, 44 degrees 25 minutes N latitude; Smith's lies, modern… Read More
