1635 Blaeu Map of New England and New York

An art Print of the 1635 Blaeu Map of New England and New York for sale by Brandywine General Store. Our cartography artwork of this finely illustrated map by the Blaeu Family is oriented to the West and covers the American Coast from Virginia past New York and Long Island to Cape Cod, New England and Quebec. The places named are derived mainly from data accumulated by Adriaen Block and other Dutch fur traders which were active in this part of the New World in the early parts of the 17th century. Block, also a Dutch fur trader, sailed around the coasts of New England in 1614 and helped to rework the drawings of this as yet uncharted territory. This is the first map of the New World that depicts Manhattan as an island. At the top right is a drawing of a Mohawk Indian village. Long Island is called Matowacs, this is also the first map that Manhattan (Manhates) is listed and named. Hellegat now Hell Gate and Adrian Blocks eylandt now Block Island also make their debuts in the cartography