A New Description of Carolina

TP.1956.018.001(02).jpg

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.”

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”

Citation

Unknown, “A New Description of Carolina,” Craven County Digital History, accessed December 23, 2024, https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/items/show/606.