Visscher's Map of Jamaica - The Kislak Copy with Excellent Original Color A Monograph of the Trochilidae is shiny and takes on

is shiny and takes on a slight greenish tone in the light

He invented the cordiform or heart-shaped map

from Sandy-Hook

but the Prussian scientist Alexander von Humboldt obtained permission to visit New Spain

lettered and numbered with raised bands

Visscher's Map of Jamaica - The Kislak Copy with Excellent Original Color A Monograph of the Trochilidae is shiny and takes onVISSCHER, Nicolaes (1618 1679). Jamaica Americ Septentrionalis ampla insula, Christophoro Columbo detecta in suas Gubernationes peraccurat Distincta Per Nicolaum Visser Amst: Bat: cum Privil: o Ordin: m General: m Belgii Fderati Nunc apud Pet: Schenk Jun: Engraved map with original hand color. Engr. L[uggert] v[an] Anse (fl. 1677 1716). Amsterdam[: Peter Schenk, ca. 1709]. 21 1 16 x 25 3 16 sheet. THE KISLAK COPY, WITH EXCELLENT ORIGINAL COLOR The