One of the earliest map to concentrate on North America

A close copy of Gerard De Jode's rare map of North America published a few years before, this map was engraved by Johannes Bussemacher for Matthias Quad's 'Geographisch Handtbuch...'. There is a detailed panel of text below describing the history of the region. Quad was the most prolific of a small group of mapmakers/publishers active in Cologne at this time; his work shows a unique style and quite different from other prolific Dutch mapmakers of the time. An excellent example: a strong impression with wide margins.