A New Map of the most Considerable / Plantations of the English in America / Dedicated to His Highness / William Duke of Glocester
Title
A New Map of the most Considerable / Plantations of the English in America / Dedicated to His Highness / William Duke of Glocester
Subject
Maps
Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)
Maps--Early works to 1800
Cartographic materials
Description
Oxford; Appearing in Edward Wells' A New Set of Maps, published in Oxford in 1700, this map was included in many editions until 1738. Little information is presented south of New York, but there are five insets: Carolina, New Scotland, I. of Jamaica, Bermudaz, and I. of Barbados. Wells was a mathematician as well as geographer. --From This New Founde Lande: The Henry & Kaye Spalding Map Collection at Hampden-Sydney College, 2008.
Creator
Wells, Edward, 1667-1727
Source
Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections
Date
1700/1738
Rights
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Format
Image
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
10010503
Coverage
British North America
Provenance
Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections
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Is Part Of
The Henry and Kaye Spalding Map Collection at Hampden-Sydney College; Image appears on pg. 35 (plate 18) of This New Founde Land, Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, 2008
Original Format
Copperplate engraving with hand color
Physical Dimensions
46 x 33.2 cm, 18 x 13 1/8 in
Collection
Citation
Wells, Edward, 1667-1727, “A New Map of the most Considerable / Plantations of the English in America / Dedicated to His Highness / William Duke of Glocester,” Hampden-Sydney College Digital Repository, accessed December 22, 2024, https://dams.hsc.edu/items/show/660.