Record #:

12219

Author(s):

Cumming, William Patterson

Abstract:

Sent to England from the Roanoke Colony, sometime after initial arrival in 1585, a crudely drawn map, located in the British Public Records Office, has recently been identified as the earliest known detailed sketch of the North Carolina Coast.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 25 Issue 17, Jan 1958, p10-11, 22, map

Subject(s):

Cartography--North Carolina