62 Trans, Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 
succeed it. The existence of any great stream flowing into 
the Gulf, such as the Mississippi, is not even suggested. 
The Orteleis map was first issued in 1570, in Antwerp. 
This resembles the Mercator map in the essentials, and a sim- 
ilar projection is used.* 
The Hondius (Jodocus) map of 1609 was also based largely 
upon the Mercator map. Hondius was a celebrated Dutch 
geographer who was associated with Mercator. The whole 
western hemisphere is represented upon his map and the Gulf 
of Mexico is fairly well outlined. The St. Lawrence is ex- 
tended far into the interior. Some other details of interior 
drainage and distribution of mountains are also given.T 
Fig. 3. DE WIT MAP — 1670. 
Initial Meria., presumably at Ferro Island. 
The De Wit map, prepared about the year 1670, shows the 
: * For a on of this map see Nar. and Crit. Hist. Vol. IV, p. 95 and 
eferences see rts U.S. . Sur . 
sterol Repo Geog. Surveys West 100th Merid 
+ 100th Merid. Reports, Vol. I, p. 506. 
