NOVA VIRGINIAE TABULA, 1635, by Dutch master
NOVA VIRGINIAE TABULA, 1635, by Dutch master map-maker, Willem Janszoon Blaeu, based on John Smiths 1614 first map. It accurately depicts the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Blaeu has added colored decorative elements, and a scene of Powhatans capture of Captain John Smith. At right there is an Indian warrior, whose depiction is based on images of John White and Theodor de Bry
Picture No
13125811
Media ID
45376158
Size
3000px x 2355px
(2.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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