A New Description of Carolina
Dublin Core
Title
A New Description of Carolina
Subject
North Carolina--Maps
South Carolina--Maps
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]
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.”
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.”
Creator
Unknown
Source
Tryon Palace
Publisher
Lamb, Francis, eng.
Date
1676
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 Archives and History.”
Format
jpg
Language
English
Type
Maps
Identifier
TP.1956.018.001
Coverage
North Carolina
South Carolina
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Maps
Physical 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”
Plate: 15 1/8” X 20 1/8”
Image: 14 7/8” X 19 7/8”
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “A New Description of Carolina,” Craven County Digital History, accessed September 29, 2024, https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/items/show/606.