Record #:

2193

Author(s):

Butler, Lindley S.

Abstract:

Prior to 1662 there were no accurate maps of the Carolina coast from Cape Lookout to Port Royal Sound. Six voyages of exploration between 1662 and 1667 added detailed descriptions of previously unknown areas to existing maps.

Source:

Tributaries (NoCar Ref VK 24 N8 T74), Vol. Issue 4, Oct 1994, p21-29, il, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Explorers; Maps, Early; Discoveries in geography