A mapp of Virginia discovered to ye hills and in it's latt: from 35. deg: & 1/2 neer Florida to 41. deg: bounds of new England
A copy of this map originally drawn by John Farrer shows the eastern coast of North America from Cape Cod in present-day Massachusetts to Cape Fear in present-day North Carolina. Virginia is shown as on the route to the Sea of China and the East Indies. Other elements include a compass rose and scal...
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fttennesseeva:oai:cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org:p15138coll23/8602 2023-05-15T17:45:56+02:00 A mapp of Virginia discovered to ye hills and in it's latt: from 35. deg: & 1/2 neer Florida to 41. deg: bounds of new England Farrer, John, 1590?-1657 16 x 21 cm North Carolina; Virginia Baltimore (Md.) Maps http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p15138coll23,8602 unknown Johns Hopkins Press http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p15138coll23,8602 No copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ TSLA Map Collection Tennessee State Library and Archives 41645309 Map 81 Virginia--Maps North Carolina--Maps Northwest Passage Maps Animals Sea monsters Discovery & exploration Compasses (Direction indicators) Silk industry fttennesseeva 2023-01-08T19:10:35Z A copy of this map originally drawn by John Farrer shows the eastern coast of North America from Cape Cod in present-day Massachusetts to Cape Fear in present-day North Carolina. Virginia is shown as on the route to the Sea of China and the East Indies. Other elements include a compass rose and scale. There are decorative drawings throughout the map including birds, sea monsters, a sea creature blowing a horn, a deer, a rabbit, a bear, and other animals. Farrer was a prominent member of the Royal Company of Virginia explored much of Virginia searching for a route to the Pacific Ocean for the silk industry. Farrer's map is significant due to the narrow depiction of North America with a Northwest Passage shown as a river connecting the Hudson River to the Sea of China and the Indies. This copy came from the Maryland Geological Society's Winsor's Narrative and Critical History. Other/Unknown Material Northwest passage Tennessee Virtual Archive (TeVA - Tennessee State Library and Archives) Pacific Hudson Northwest Passage |
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Virginia--Maps North Carolina--Maps Northwest Passage Maps Animals Sea monsters Discovery & exploration Compasses (Direction indicators) Silk industry Farrer, John, 1590?-1657 A mapp of Virginia discovered to ye hills and in it's latt: from 35. deg: & 1/2 neer Florida to 41. deg: bounds of new England |
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Virginia--Maps North Carolina--Maps Northwest Passage Maps Animals Sea monsters Discovery & exploration Compasses (Direction indicators) Silk industry |
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A copy of this map originally drawn by John Farrer shows the eastern coast of North America from Cape Cod in present-day Massachusetts to Cape Fear in present-day North Carolina. Virginia is shown as on the route to the Sea of China and the East Indies. Other elements include a compass rose and scale. There are decorative drawings throughout the map including birds, sea monsters, a sea creature blowing a horn, a deer, a rabbit, a bear, and other animals. Farrer was a prominent member of the Royal Company of Virginia explored much of Virginia searching for a route to the Pacific Ocean for the silk industry. Farrer's map is significant due to the narrow depiction of North America with a Northwest Passage shown as a river connecting the Hudson River to the Sea of China and the Indies. This copy came from the Maryland Geological Society's Winsor's Narrative and Critical History. |
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Farrer, John, 1590?-1657 |
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Farrer, John, 1590?-1657 |
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Farrer, John, 1590?-1657 |
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A mapp of Virginia discovered to ye hills and in it's latt: from 35. deg: & 1/2 neer Florida to 41. deg: bounds of new England |
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A mapp of Virginia discovered to ye hills and in it's latt: from 35. deg: & 1/2 neer Florida to 41. deg: bounds of new England |
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A mapp of Virginia discovered to ye hills and in it's latt: from 35. deg: & 1/2 neer Florida to 41. deg: bounds of new England |
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A mapp of Virginia discovered to ye hills and in it's latt: from 35. deg: & 1/2 neer Florida to 41. deg: bounds of new England |
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A mapp of Virginia discovered to ye hills and in it's latt: from 35. deg: & 1/2 neer Florida to 41. deg: bounds of new England |
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mapp of virginia discovered to ye hills and in it's latt: from 35. deg: & 1/2 neer florida to 41. deg: bounds of new england |
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Johns Hopkins Press |
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16 x 21 cm North Carolina; Virginia Baltimore (Md.) |
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Pacific Hudson Northwest Passage |
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Pacific Hudson Northwest Passage |
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Northwest passage |
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Northwest passage |
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TSLA Map Collection Tennessee State Library and Archives 41645309 Map 81 |
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