First Map of Virginia
Artist
John White
(German, active late 16th Century)
Manufacturer
Theodore De Bry
CultureGerman
Dateca. 1592
MediumPaper
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/4 x 12 7/8 in. (41.3 x 32.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 22 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 22 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm)
InscribedEngraved within the map: "America pars/nune Virginis dicta, primum ab Anglis inuenta sumtibus Dni. Walteri Raleigh, anno dni MDLXXXV. Autore Ioanne with sculptore Theordore de Bry, qui et excud. Scalle of 25 leages. Admiranda narratio fida tamem, de commodis et incolarum ritibus Virginia. fol Framcofoti ad Moemvm, Tipis Ioannis Wecheli, svmtibvs vero Theodori de Bry, 1590.
Credit LineThe Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
Object number45.22.1
Not on view
DescriptionFirst map of Virginia. The original of this map was made in 1585 by John White who accompanied the second expedition sent out by Raleigh. The map first published by de Bry in 1590 was the forerunner of all maps of Virginia published in atlas' and elsewhere up to John Smith's map in 1608. Handmade paper watermarked by fleur-de-lis and vertical lines about 1 1/8inch apart.
ca. 1635-1640
