Costes et Rivieres de Virginie, de Mariland et de Nouvelle Angletere
Date1674
Engraver
R. Michault
After work by
Richard Blome
d. 1705
Primary Author
Henri Justel
1620 - 1693
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumBlack and white line engraving
DimensionsOH: 9 1/2" x OW: 11"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2017-84
DescriptionCartouche reads: "Costes et Rivieres/ de VIRGINIE,/ de MARILAND/ et de/ NOUVELLE/ ANGLETERE/ R. Michault Scrip"Label TextThis map was published in "Recueil De Divers Voyages Faits En Afrique et En l'Amerique;... Contenant L'origine, Les Moeurs, Les Coutumes & Le Commerce Des Habitans De Ces Deux Parties Du Monde" (Paris: Louis Billaine, 1674). The book was a compilation of travel narratives translated by Henri Justel, a scholar and book collector, who served both Louis XIV and Charles II. The book included this map which was copied, at least the information, from Richard Blome's 1672 map in "A Description of the Island of Jamaica" (London 1672).ProvenanceBefore 2001, the Map House (London, England); 2001, purchased by William C. Wooldridge (Norfolk, VA); 2009, purchased by the Virginia Cartographical Society (Norfolk, VA); 2017-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
Pierre Mortier (1661-1711)
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