Subject: Colonial Virginia
Period: 1648 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Minor
Color: Hand Color
Size:
7.5 x 5.6 inches
19.1 x 14.2 cm
A derivative of John Smith's landmark map of Virginia. This map replaced an earlier, nearly identical, map and appeared in the later editions of the Atlas Minor produced by Jansson. It presents a fine view of the Chesapeake Bay region including present day Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The map is engraved with mountains, trees, rivers, and numerous Indian villages and decorated with a title cartouche, the English royal arms, a compass rose and strapwork distance scale cartouche. German text on verso.
References: Burden #287.
Condition: A
Small worm tracks in blank margin.
