A New Description of Carolina

1676
Map Collection #MC0040
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Creator(s)
Lederer, John; Speed, John
Physical description
0.003 Cubic Feet
Preferred Citation
A New Description of Carolina (1676) (#MC0040), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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ECU Manuscript Collection
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Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the right. Shows area from Bay Matancas, near St. Augustine, to C. Charles. From Speed, J. Prospect of the most famous parts of the world, London, 1676. Text on verso: The description of Carolina. The description of Florida. Leaf signed: Bb. Includes a seal and a cartouche showing a cherub holding a fishing pole. Contains a watermark of a fleur on the right and a countermark of letters between lines on the left.

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November 23, 2009, (unprocessed) 1 item, 0.003 cubic feet; A New Description of Carolina. Sold by Thomas Basket in Fleet Street: and Richard Chiswell in St. Pauls Churchyard (1676) by John Speed, of lands between Florida and Virginia granted by King Charles II to eight of his supporters, based on an account by John Lederer, a German explorer, who had crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains. Hand colored. 19.5" x 15" Scale: 1.5" = 40 miles. 1 item. 1 p. Purchased from Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps, Inc.

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Purchase (Special Collections Fund), Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps, Inc.

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Encoded by Jonathan Dembo, November 23, 2009

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