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Circa 1714 map — Carolina detail

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Johann Baptist Homann. Virginia Marylandia et Carolina... Nuremberg, Germany, 1714–1730.

Date created
1714–1740
Location
U. S. A.
License
Copyright unknown.
Source
Original image housed by Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, N.C.; Dept. of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives & History

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Detail of hand-colored map drawn between 1714 and 1730, depicting the American colonies at the time. The map shows Carolina, part of Virginia, and part of Florida.

Size: 1578×1030

Detail of Johann Baptist Homann’s hand-colored engraved map, Virginia Marylandia et Carolina… The map was first published in numerous atlases beginning in 1714, and depicts Homann’s interpretation of the American colonies as they existed in the early part of the 18th century.

This detail shows Carolina, part of Virginia to the north, and part of Florida to the west. Only three counties in Carolina are labeled—Albemarle, Clarendon, and Craven—although a few additional counties existed at the time. A town on the Cape Fear River is marked with a red dot; it is simply labeled “Carolina.” The Appalachian mountains and a fictional, yet large, Appalachian lake appear to the west in Florida.