Carolina Described 1666
Rating
Repository
North Carolina Collection
Title
Carolina Described 1666
Date Published
1859
Date Depicted
1666
Creator - Individual
Schroeter, George.
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, N.C.
Publisher
E.J. Hale & Son
Caption
Lower right"Printed by C . Fatzer , 216 William St . N.Y. "
Abstract
Facsimile shows Outer Banks and North Carolina coast. Includes Albemarle and Neuse rivers. Cape Fear River identified as "Charles River." Map is oriented with north to right.
Historical Note
The map on which the facsimile is based is one of the first printed maps to use the word "Carolina. "
Bibliographic Note
Facsimile is based on a map included in "A Brief Description of the Province of North Carolina on the Coasts of Floreda...Together with a most accurate Map of the whole Province " printed for Robert Horne in 1666 .
Reference
William P . Cumming , The Southeast in Early Maps , Third Edition . Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press , 1998 . Map 60 .
Related Item
From: Hawks, Francis L. History of North Carolina: with maps and illustrations. Vol.II. Fayetteville, N.C.: E.J. Hale & Son, 1859
Map Type
Discovery and Exploration
Details
Decorative Illustrations
Subject - Geographic
Outer Banks (N.C.)--Maps.
Subject - Name
Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866.
Subject - Topical
North Carolina--Discovery and exploration--Maps. North Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles. Outer Banks (N.C.)--Discovery and exploration--Maps.
Subject (tgm)
Beavers Deer Ducks Foxes Sailing ships Storks Trees Turkeys Worms
Places Depicted
North Carolina Outer Banks (N.C.)
West Longitude
-77.986
East Longitude
-75.472
North Latitude
36.929
South Latitude
32.127
Scale
No scale provided .
Size
20 x 23 cm.
Medium
Paper
Format
Maps
Language
English
Digital Collection
North Carolina Maps
Institution
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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
C970.2 H39.2 v.2
Copyright
Public Domain
Type
Image
Verify
pre1923_unc pre1923unc_us
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