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1640 map of southern Virginia and eastern Florida: The title of this 1640 map, Virginiæ partis australis, et Floridæ partis orientalis, translates to "Virginia parts south and Florida parts east." At the time, Virginia included all the British land along the east coast, so the map covers the...; Format: image/map

1677 treaty between Virgina and Indians: Article XVI: Article XVI of the 1677 treaty between Virginia and the Indians.; Format: image/document

1860 county map of North Carolina and southern Virginia: This 1860 map of North Carolina and southern Virginia clearly shows the county borders at the time. The map also depicts major roads and towns.; Format: image/map

1891 railroad map of eastern North Carolina: 1891 railroad map of eastern North Carolina and Virginia. A blue highlighted line emphasizes the Norfolk and Western railroad line. Other railroad lines are visible. Lines highlighted in red show what appear to be major water routes.; Format: image/article

1924 Virginia Health Bulletin: Virginia Health Bulletin announcing the Racial Integrity Act, 1924. The act, administered by Virginia state official Walter Plecker, sought to prevent interracial marriage, and made it illegal for people to identify their race as Indian. The full text of the...; Format: image/document

1943 Letter from Walter Plecker: Letter from Virginia state official Walter Plecker to voting registrars, health care workers, school superintendents, and clerks of the court, 1943.; Format: image/letter

About the Archaeology Primer: In Excavating Occaneechi Town: An archaeology primer, page 1; The Occaneechi Indians were once prominent in the Virginia and Carolina Piedmont. As their numbers were reduced by clashes with European colonists, they retreated to a village on the Eno River. Their numbers further dwindled due to disease and warfare, and by 1730 the Occaneechi were all but gone. In 1983, archaeologists discovered a village site near Hillsborough, North Carolina. Through a series of digs, they confirmed that they had found Occaneechi Town.; Format: article

An Aged Man in His Winter Garment: "An Ageed Manne in His Winter Garment." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian man, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the man is standing with his right...; Format: image/illustration

Baptism of Pocahontas: John Gadsby Chapman's painting, commissioned in 1837, depicts Pocahontas' baptism in Jamestown, Virginia, around 1613 or 1614. In the painting, Pocahontas (soon to be baptized Rebecca) wears a white dress and kneels before a baptismal font in a church. Anglican...; Format: image/painting

A blue heron in flight on Lake Gaston: A blue heron takes flight on Lake Gaston in Warren County, North Carolina. Lake Gaston is also partially located in Northampton County, Halifax County, and part of Virginia.; Format: image/photograph

The Broiling of Their Fish over the Flame: "The Brovvyllinge of Their Fishe ouer the Flame." Theodor de Bry's engraving of two American Indian men cooking fish, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the center, two large fish...; Format: image/illustration

Bull Mountain, Virginia: Bull Mountain, in Patrick County, Virginia, seen from a distance.; Format: image/photograph

Burned houses in Virginia, Civil War: In Hampton, Virginia, brick chimneys remain where houses have been burned by Union soldiers during the Civil War.; Format: image/photograph

The Carte of All the Coast of Virginia: Engraving by Theodor de Bry, based on John White's ca. 1585–1586 map of the coast of Virginia and North Carolina. The engraving was published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. Theodor...; Format: image/map

Chesapeake Bay area, 1812-1814: Map shows key locations in the Chesapeake campaign during the War of 1812, August—September 1814.; Format: image/map

A Chief Lady of Pomeiooc: "A Chieff Ladye of Pomeiooc." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian woman and girl, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the woman stands with her head...; Format: image/illustration

A Chief Lorde of Roanoac.: "A Cheiff Lorde of Roanoac." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian man, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the man is depicted from both the front and...; Format: image/illustration

Circa 1714 map — Carolina detail: 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...; Format: image/map

Circa 1714 map of Maryland, Virginia, and Carolina: Johann Baptist Homann's hand-colored engraved map Virginia Marylandia et Carolina... was first published in a 1714 atlas, and was re-published numerous times thereafter. The map depicts Homann's interpretation of the American...; Format: image/map

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