Wpdms_aq_block_1614.jpg


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English: Map made by w:Adriaen Block of his 1614 expedition to North America. It is the first map to show Long Island as an island. It is also the first appearance of the term New Netherland to describe the colony (17th century drawing).
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Source digitalized by the Dutch National Archive ( perm link )
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N: 78.7392582°N
W: 91.2049179°W E: 70.0801711°W
S: 36.5004777°N
Georeferencing View the georeferenced map in the Wikimaps Warper
Other versions File:The figurative map of Adriaen Block (NYPL Hades-118535-54659).tif

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