Rating |
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Repository |
Outer Banks History Center |
Title |
A New Map of Carolina |
Date Published |
circa 1685 |
Date Depicted |
circa 1685 |
Creator - Individual |
Thornton, John, fl. 1652-1701. Morden, Robert, d. 1703. Lea, Philip, fl. 1683-1700. |
Place of Publication |
London |
Caption |
Under title: "By Iohn Thornton at the Platt in the Minories, Robert Morden at ye Atlas in Corn-hill, And by Philip Lea at the Atlas & Herculus in the Poultry. London." |
Abstract |
Colored print. This map extends from the coast to the Appalachian Mountains and shows early settlements. Relief shown pictorially; depths shown by soundings. Includes one inset map: "A perticuler map for the going into Ashley and Cooper Rivers" [Scale ca. 1:203,000]. Also includes "A table of the names of such settlements as are upon Ashly and Cooper rivers & other adjacent places." |
Historical Note |
Based on Gascoyne's 1682 map, or the same original on which his map was based. |
Bibliographic Note |
The second state of this map is available at http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/ncmaps,352 and the third state is at http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/ncmaps,119. This map was formerly classified as 33 MAP-0-20. |
Reference |
William P. Cumming, The Southeast in Early Maps, Third Edition. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1998. Map 104.;Philip D. Burden, The Mapping of North America II: A list of printed maps 1671-1700. Herts, United Kingdom: Raleigh Publications, 2007. Map 617. State 1, 1685. |
OCLC |
17924578 |
Related Maps |
MC.150.1685w;Cm912 [1690?] |
Map Type |
Discovery and Exploration |
Details |
Colors Decorative Illustrations Soundings |
Subject - Geographic |
North Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800. South Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800. Charleston (S.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800. |
Subject - Topical |
Colonial cities--South Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800. |
Subject (tgm) |
Animals Archery Ships Sea monsters |
Places Depicted |
North Carolina South Carolina Charleston (S.C.) |
West Longitude |
-81.5 |
East Longitude |
-75.0 |
North Latitude |
36.75 |
South Latitude |
29.5 |
Scale |
1:1,330,560 |
Size |
55.2 x 45.4 cm. |
Medium |
Paper |
Format |
Maps |
Language |
English |
Digital Collection |
North Carolina Maps |
Institution |
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources |
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 |
MC.150.1685t;MARS Id 3.3.629 |
Copyright |
This item is presented courtesy of the Outer Banks History Center, State Archives of North Carolina, for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the State Archives is required for any commercial use. |
Type |
Image |