Atlas minor sive Geographia compendiosa in qua orbis terrarum paucis attamen novissimis tabulis ostenditu... (1730) - Page 6

A detailed hand-colored engraved map of North and South America titled "NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA". The map displays the continents with colored borders distinguishing various colonial territories. In the top left, a decorative cartouche is supported by figures, including one holding a staff. To the bottom left, a large scenic vignette depicts indigenous people and European explorers near palm trees and a chest, situated next to a stone plinth containing a descriptive Latin text. The oceans are labeled with names such as "SOUTH SEA," "PACIFIC OCEAN," and "NORTH SEA." A portion of the European and African coasts is visible on the far right. Speculative geography, including "UNKNOWN LAND OF EZO," appears on the far left.

Main Title Cartouche

AMERICA

NORTHERN

AND SOUTHERN

a Geographical Map

Delineated

G. DE L'ISLE

Royal

Geographer

At the house of TOB. CONR. LOTTER

Engraver and Geographer

AUGSBURG.

Geographical Division Note (Bottom Left)

America is today divided into seven parts:
1. British, whose principal Provinces are: New Britain, Nova Scotia, New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Carolina, and Georgia, with the Islands.
2. French, which consists of: Canada or New France, and Louisiana.
3. Spanish, which includes: New Spain, New Mexico, Florida, and a large part of South America.
4. Portuguese, or Brazil.
5. Dutch, in Surinam and the Islands.
6. Danish, in the Islands.
7. Independent or Barbarian, which includes regions not yet possessed by any of the Europeans.

Coordinate Table (Top Right)

Names of Places	Longitude	Latitude
Mexico	276. 4.	20. 0.
Lima	301. 30.	12. 30. S.
Cusco	307. 30.	13. 40.
S. Fe de Bogota	304. 1.	4. 10.
Quito	297. 50.	0. 10.
Carthagena	300. 10.	10. 25.
Panama	295. 5.	8. 5.
Porto Belo	295. 1.	9. 2.
Havana	291. 20.	23. 15.
Vera Crux	279. 1.	19. 12.
Acapulco	276. 0.	17. 10.
S. Salvador	344. 0.	12. 45.
Olinda	345. 20.	8. 15.
Buenos Ayres	314. 30.	34. 10.
S. Jago de Chili	305. 20.	34. 30.
Conception	304. 10.	37. 0.
Potosi	313. 30.	19. 50.
S. Domingo	306. 10.	18. 30.
Quebec	306. 0.	47. 30.
Boston	307. 5.	42. 25.
Jamajca	295. 0.	18. 30.

Major Labels and Regions

North America

UNKNOWN LAND OF EZO (Far West)
NEW FRANCE
LOUISIANA
NEW MEXICO
FLORIDA
MEXICO

South America

TERRA FIRMA
PERU
AMAZONIA
BRAZIL
PARAGUAY
CHILE
PATAGONIA

Oceans

SOUTH SEA or PACIFIC OCEAN
CANADIAN SEA or NEW FRANCE
NORTH SEA
ETHIOPIAN OCEAN
MAGELLANIC SEA

Measurement Scales (Bottom Right)

Several graphical scales representing different units: Common German miles, French leagues, and English miles.