Unknown. A New Description of Carolina (1676)
Accession Number |
TP.1956.018.001 |
Title |
Map: “A New Description of
Carolina”
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Maker |
Artist/ cartographer: Unknown
Engraver: Francis Lamb
Printer/ publisher: Unknown
Sellers: Thomas Bassett and Richard
Chiswell
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Material |
Laid paper, ink, watercolor
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Origin |
England, London
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Date: |
1676
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Dimensions: |
Paper: 15 5/8” X 20 3/8”
Plate: 15 1/8” X 20 1/8”
Image: 14 7/8” X 19 7/8”
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Description: |
Hand-colored, engraved map: “A New
Description of Carolina. Sold by Tho: Bassett in Fleetstreet. And Ric:
Chiswell in St Paul
Churchyard. [cartouche, bottom left] | Francis Lamb, sculp. 1676 [inside
neat line, bottom right]
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Source: |
Purchase
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Relation: |
The map depicts
Carolina
from the coast to the Appalachian
Mountains. It is based on John
Ogilby’s 1672 map of the area and includes information on the interior of
the province taken from John Lederer’s map of the same year, which purported
to show the topography of the interior in the regions from the falls in the
James River (in Virginia) westward to the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains and
southwest to the Carolina piedmont. The map appeared in an addendum to the
1767 edition of The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain entitled
“A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World.”
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Comments: |
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Language: |
En
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Rights: |
Permission to use the photograph must be
obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens,
New Bern,
North Carolina.
It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace
Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina
Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archive and History.” |
Map Image: Click on an image at the right to enlarge that image. |
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Images scanned by Dean Knight
Text prepared by Nancy Richards and Victor T. Jones, Jr.
Last edited:
August 21, 2018