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Map
A Mapp/ of/ New JARSEY/ by/ John Seller
John Seller, James Clerk
1664-1665
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Seller (Cartographer)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1964.0740
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.0740
Object Name
Map
Title
A Mapp/ of/ New JARSEY/ by/ John Seller
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
John Seller (Cartographer); James Clerk (Engraver)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1664-1665
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: End of legend in cartouche, lower left
Inscription: John Seller
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom right
Inscription: Ja. Clerk sculp:
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Delaware
- Armorial device
- American Indian
- Native American
- Philadelphia
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Line engraved
- Etched
- Hand colored
- Painted
Construction Description
Printed on two sheets of laid paper bonded on linen backing of two-ply paper.
Dimensions (inches)
17.795 (H) x 21.75 (W) x 17 (Image H) x 21.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.2 (H) x 55.25 (W) x 43.2 (Image H) x 54.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements by sight, in frame. H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left) 17.1 in. (43.5 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 21.4 in. (54.4 cm). Chain interval 2.6 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
Grapes; countermark of ovals with pattern; possibly French
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
First and second states of Seller's map of New Jersey were included in John Sellers, Atlas Maritimus (London: 1682). The first state includes the soundings in New York harbor and shows only the Stuart arms. In the second state, the soundings were removed, Carteret's arms were added just slightly right of center and above Seller's dedication, and a second image of the Stuart arms was engraved in the lower right, near where Clerk's name had appeared in the first state.