Americae pars, Nunc Virginia dicta, primum ab Anglis inuenta sumtibus Dn. Walteri Raleigh, ...
Title
Americae pars, Nunc Virginia dicta, primum ab Anglis inuenta sumtibus Dn. Walteri Raleigh, ...
Subject
Virginia colony
Description
A map of the coast of Virginia and present-day North Carolina (from Chesapeake Bay to Cape Lookout) with names of native American villages given in Algonquin. Cartographic details include dividers, scale, and compass rose. Also included is the royal arms of England. At upper right is the title of the map in a cartouche of strapwork surmounted by the Raleigh family coat of arms.
De Bry engraved the map after John White. It is the most accurate map of North America done in the sixteenth century. It shows the first printed use of the name Chesapeake (Chesepiooc Sinus) and the second use of Roanoke. This version probably corresponds to Burden's state 2 of the map. Theodor De Bry's America. Part I. English.
De Bry engraved the map after John White. It is the most accurate map of North America done in the sixteenth century. It shows the first printed use of the name Chesapeake (Chesepiooc Sinus) and the second use of Roanoke. This version probably corresponds to Burden's state 2 of the map. Theodor De Bry's America. Part I. English.
Creator
John White
Source
John Carter Brown Library
Date
1590
Contributor
Diane Jakacki
Rights
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Language
English
Identifier
https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/JCB~1~1~729~790002:Americae-pars,-Nunc-Virginia-dicta,?sort=image_date%2Csubject_groups&qvq=w4s:/what%2FGeography%25252C%2Bmaps%25252C%2Bcity%2Bviews%2Band%2Bplans%2Fwhere%2FNorth%2BAmerica%2Fwhen%2F1492-1600;sort:image_date%2Csubject_groups;lc:JCB~1~1&mi=17&trs=25
Coverage
Virginia
Files
Collection
Reference
John White, Americae pars, Nunc Virginia dicta, primum ab Anglis inuenta sumtibus Dn. Walteri Raleigh, ..., 1590
Cite As
John White, “Americae pars, Nunc Virginia dicta, primum ab Anglis inuenta sumtibus Dn. Walteri Raleigh, ...,” Mapping History, accessed May 18, 2024, http://maps.omeka.bucknell.edu/items/show/49.