Map or Atlas
Description of Virginia
| Three maps found within John Speed's atlas A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World along with the corresponding text. The first map shows Virginia and Maryland oriented with north to the right, the second depicts New England, part of Canada, and New York, and the last map shows Jamaica. All label basic counties, regions, cities, rivers, lakes, and rivers, and include illustrated images of trees to depict wilderness. The text further describes the lands and maps. |
| Image ID: | 125931 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1675 |
| Creator Name: | Speed, John |
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| Collection Name: | Map Collection |
| Genre: | Map or Atlas |
| Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
| Original Format Number: | H GX863 1675 V |
| Original Dimensions: | 11 x 17 cm |
| The atlas was originally published much earlier in the seventeenth century, but in 1659 William Garrett bought the rights to the atlas and published the miniature version of the atlas shown here. The library atlas consists of pages 207-211, removed from the atlas and rebound with string. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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