A New Description of Carolina
Rating
Repository
Davidson College
Title
A New Description of Carolina
Date Published
1676
Date Depicted
1672-1676
Creator - Individual
Speed, John, 1552?-1629.
Place of Publication
[London]
Caption
Sold by Tho . Basset in Fleetstreet and Ric . Chiswell in St . Pauls Churchyard .
Abstract
Engraver: Francis Lamb Sculp. Depicts the Southeastern United States coast from Cape Charles south to St. Augustine. The map is oriented with north to the right. Relief shown pictorially. The path of explorer John Lederer through North Carolina is depicted, and several of the Native American villages he visited are noted.
Reference
William P . Cumming , The Southeast in Early Maps , Third Edition . Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press , 1998 . Map 77 .
Related Maps
MC.150.1676s c.2
Map Type
Discovery and Exploration
Details
Colors Decorative Illustrations Native American Settlements
Subject - Geographic
North Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800. South Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject - Name
Lederer, John.
Subject - Topical
Indians of North America--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject (tgm)
Ships
Places Depicted
North Carolina South Carolina
West Longitude
-81.5
East Longitude
-75.5
North Latitude
37.5
South Latitude
29.25
Scale
1:1,710,720
Format
Maps
Collection in Repository
William Patterson Cumming Map Collection
Digital Collection
North Carolina Maps
Institution
Davidson College
Sponsor
North Carolina Maps is made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina.
Call Number
cm26
Copyright
Copyright for images is held by the Archives and Special Collections Department , E . H Little Library , Davidson College . Reproductions of images from the collection may be made without permission for use in research , teaching or private study . Other uses of this material--including commercial products , print publication , broadcast , mirroring , or reuse on a website--require prior permission from Davidson College .
Type
Image
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