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Colonial era Virginia and the mid-Atlantic.
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By J. B. Homann.
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Nuremberg, Germany.
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Maps are designed to encourage immigration from German speaking areas, with Germantown in western Virginia prominently mentioned, among the few places named in western Virginia, while more coastal settlements are mentioned.
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The Atlantic Ocean is called Mere Virgne or ‘sea of Virginia’. Florida extends towards an oversized lake, Eire. A fictional lake ‘Aplache’ shown in the Carolina colony.
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Native villages, colonial settlements, rivers, mountains and forts are shown in detail.
Philadelphia and Manhattan are depicted. -
A massive decorative cartouche shows Native Americans and agricultural goods.
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Hand colored copperplate engraved.
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23 x 19 1/4”
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Excellent condition.
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