[Carolina from Cape Hatteras to below Cape Romain]
| Format: | Map Book Chapter |
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| Language: | English Latin Spanish |
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[London],
[after 1662]
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| Item Description: | Approximate scale derived from lines of latitude Depth indicated by soundings For a detailed study of this map and of the Blathwayt Atlas, which includes the map facsimiles, and a commentary volume detailing each map in the Blathwayt atlas, as well as other states also recorded, please see "The Blathwayt atlas: a collection of 48 manuscript and printed maps of the 17th century relating to the British overseas empire in that era, brought together about 1683 for the use of the Lords of Trade and Plantations" / by Jeannette Black, Providence, 1970-1975. Please note that the number assigned to the individually catalogued maps will conform to the numbering used by Jeannette Black and not to the index originally bound with the volume Graphic elements include a depiction of the "James Fort" which is flying a Saint George's flag which is located near modern day Wilmington Place of publication and possible date of publication from Jeannette Black Relief shown pictorially The Blathwayt Atlas is a composite atlas consisting of thirteen manuscript and thirty-five printed maps, from various sources, dating from 1629-1683, which were probably bound together around 1683, that were in use by the office of the Committee of the Lords of Trade and Plantations. William Blathwayt was connected to the office of the Committee for Trade and Plantations from 1675 to 1696 and served thereafter as a member of the Board of Trade untll 1710. He also held the positions of surveyor and auditor general of the plantation revenues from 1680 until his death in 1717, and clerk of the Privy Council, Secretary of War, Secretary of State pro tem, and also served as a member of Parliament. By the time of his death the maps in this atlas were mostly out of date and were not retained and so this composite atlas survived in his personal library The map shows North Carolina from Cape Hatteras to below Cape Romain from north to south and from eastern North Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean from west to east This map is numbered as no. 19, i.e. 20, in John Povey's hand written index with title "A list of maps, as they ly bound in this book" which records the contents of the atlas as it was first made up about 1683, but numbered as 19 of 48 in Jeannette Black's "The Blathwayt atlas: a collection of 48 manuscript and printed maps of the 17th century relating to the British overseas empire in that era, brought together about 1683 for the use of the Lords of Trade and Plantations" Title of map supplied by Jeannette Black Vellum map is hand-colored in green; compass rose is hand-colored in blue, green, red, yellow, and gold leaf |
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| Physical Description: | 1 map : ms., col., vellum ; 61 x 53 cm Digital version available on Luna Imaging |
| Place of Publication: | England -- London |