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Identifier	tcgc001
Title	1631 - Nova Virginiae Tabula
Creator	Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
Subject	Cartographers Cartography Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.) Gryp, Dirck Hondius, Jodocus, 1594 or 5-1629 Maryland History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Powhatan, ca. 1550-1618 Potomac River Smith, John, 1580-1631 Susquehanna Indians United States Maps. Early works to 1800 Virginia History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Description	Photograph of a hand-colored map entitled Nova Virginiae Tabula, i.e., New Map of Virginia, published by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) in 1631. Printed text with a description of Virginia appears on the back (page 9 and probably unnumbered page 12). Besides showing Virginia, this map also shows the area that became Maryland on June 20, 1632, when Charles I granted the charter to Cecil Calvert. This map is based on the 1612 map of Virginia by Captain John Smith (1580-1631) and on Jodocus Hondius' (1594 or 5-1629) later rendering of that map. As in Smith's map, the direction of north is to the right, and Native American Indian words, e.g., "Patawomeck" for Potomac (River), are used to identify various bodies of water and other landmarks. Blaeu (or Hondius) took liberties with features of Smith's map: note the inclusion of mountains in the southern areas of the Eastern Shore, which have none, and the elimination of various tree types. In the upper left-hand corner of the map is a depiction of Chief Powhatan in his lodge. In the upper right-hand corner is a depiction of the British Royal Family coat of arms during the reigns of James I through James II, i.e., 1603-1688, and, to its right, a cartouche containing the map's legend. Below this is a rendering of a Native American Indian of the Susquehannock tribe standing and facing away from the Chesapeake Bay. In the low center of the map is a cartouche containing a graphic depiction of distance and of the name of the publisher, Guiljelmi Blaeuw. Just below this is the name of the engraver (Sculpt.), D. Grijp (Dirck Gryp). The story goes that when Jodocus Hondius (1594/5-1629) died, his widow sold a collection of his maps on copperplate to Blaeu, who then reprinted and hand-painted them under his own name. Still visible beneath Blaeu's name in the low center cartouche is a shadow of Hondius' name.
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Holding Institution	Talbot County Free Library
Date Original	1631;
Date Digital	2007-12-11;
Type	Image text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1 color map, 50 x 60 cm.
Source	Maryland Room Map Collections; library bar code 33536001634082
Relation	Is Part Of the Talbot County Free Library Maryland Room Map Collections - The Arthur J. Gutman Collection Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Coverage (Time Period)	1631-1640
Rights	This item is in the public domain. Requests for reproduction should be directed to the Curator of the Maryland Room of the Talbot County Free Library at 410-822-1626.

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