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Virginia, 1689

 Item — Drawer: MC-2, Folder: Map 17
Identifier: 3976.650

Description

From catalog info:
Virginia/Maryland/North Carolina
John Thorton, British Publisher
[A detailed map of Tidewater Virginia]
London: John Thornton [1689?]
Map mounted on muslin. Probably the west central section of a much larger map in six parts? Inset in lower left portion of sheet includes Cape Hattaras and offshore islands of North Carolina. Map dedicated to Micajah Perry of London Merchant.
Atlas Plate No.[13] in The English Pilot, London: John Thorton and W. Fisher, 1689
Hargrett Collection, p. 339
Phillips Atlases, Vol. I, p.579
Tooley's Dictionary, p. 619








Dates

  • 1689

Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 800 maps

Language of Materials

English

Dimensions

Overall: Length: 20 3/8 Inches, 26 1/8 Inches, Inside neatline: Length: 17 1/4 Inches, Width: 21 Inches

Previous Number

Map 17

Repository Details

Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository

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