Tierra Nueva -- European Cities Has insets for the Vicinity

Has insets for the Vicinity of New York and one for the Vicinity of Niagara Falls

A substantial next step in the development of this portion of the North

This large

1876) Surveyed and drawn under the personal supervision of Lieut

Trent and the Gulf of Venice

Tierra Nueva -- European Cities Has insets for the VicinityTierra Nueva. A bit of a cryptic image to our eyes today, this early map has a contour that we can recognize as the East Coast of the US, but the closer we inspect, the more we see interesting juxtapositions and theories. Based off of the earlier landmark Gastaldi map of 1548, this updated version notes Virginia and Nova Francia, as well as La Florida. But also includes a mass of almost indistinct islands just off the coast that allude to Newfoundland