Map of New England and New York | Willem Blaeu | 1635 18th Century This 1861 fine art print

This 1861 fine art print by William Bradford depicts a dramatic storm scene in the waters off of Nantucket

The guards fired their guns to quell rising panic

among others

also known as the Four Days' Fight in some English sources and as Vierdaagse Zeeslag in Dutch

the effects of weather on the hull and the general style also acknowledge the earlier artist's subject matter

Map of New England and New York | Willem Blaeu | 1635 18th Century This 1861 fine art printA beautiful old color example of one of the most important maps in the history of America, Blaeus c. 1635 Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova . Oriented to the west, this map covers the American coast from Virginia, past New York and Long Island to Cape Code, New England, and Quebec. It is cartographically derived from data accumulated by Adriaen Bock and other Dutch fur traders active in the early 17th century. It is known for a number of important firsts,