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Dr. Isaac Coles, 1837, of Halifax Co., VA. Surgeon in the C.S.A. He was one of the 600 officers of the C.S.A. who were taken from Ft. Delaware + Johnson Island; Prisoners, carried to Charleston, S.C. harbor(?), and exposed to the Federal officers to…
Amsterdam; Based on the Thornton and Fisher chart of 1689 and Augustine Herrman's 1673 map of Maryland and Virginia, this map appeared in the volume 3 of Le Neptune Francois. It is oriented with north to the right. Focused on the Chesapeake Bay, the…
Amsterdam, 1630/1636; The first derivative of Smith's map of Virginia appeared in Atlas Novus in the editions of 1636, 1638, 1641, and 1644. It is the only Smith derivative with the Indian facing the Chesapeake Bay. Powhatan's Lodge appears in the…
Note: Image depicts back of map. Amsterdam; The first derivative of Smith's map of Virginia appeared in Atlas Novus in the editions of 1636, 1638, 1641, and 1644. It is the only Smith derivative with the Indian facing the Chesapeake Bay. Powhatan's…
Nuremburg; Created to encourage German emigration to America, Homann's map contains an elaborate cartouche stressing wealth and riches. A prosperous gentleman oversees a full tobacco warehouse, gold, and natural resources. German settlements are…