Decorative map of New York State (Nieuw Nederlandt) published by Joan Blaeu (1598-1673) for the twelve-volume atlas: Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana, qua solum, salum, coelum, accuratissime describuntur. The Atlas Maior was one of the most expensive and extensive publications of the 17th century. This twelve-volume set contained almost 600 maps and thousands of pages of descriptions. It depicts the coast from New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and (parts of) Maine.