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Trk49(rrh)-Altenkirchen A2 - Public domain old map

Kaart van de provincie Utrecht, Evert Simonsz Hamersvelt

Print, map, book-illustration (BM Heal,Topography.176)

Virginia map 1606 - Public domain vintage map

Smith's 1612 Map of the Chesapeake - Public domain map

Mannheim und Umgebung Charta Palatina von C Mayer um 1775

Smith's 1612 Map of the Chesapeake - Public domain map

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Smith, Wm J - Age 40, Year: 1864 - Miscellaneous Card Abstracts of Records - West Virginia

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Capt John Smith's map of Virginia 1624

Smith, John W - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Miscellaneous Card Abstracts of Records - West Virginia

1866 Johnson Map of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware - Geographicus - Virginia-johnson-1866

John Smith map of New England 1614 - Public domain map

Smith, William J - Age 30, Year: 1864 - Miscellaneous Card Abstracts of Records - West Virginia

Smith's topographical map of Virginia and Maryland

Smith, John - Age 28, Year: 1864 - Miscellaneous Card Abstracts of Records - West Virginia

John Smith - Virginia / Historic map, Library of Congress

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Summary

Sixth state.

Relief shown pictorially.

Oriented with north to the right.

Accompanied by 2 exhibit notes and LC jacket note.

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

In the 17th century, maps took a huge leap forward. Mathematical and astronomical knowledge necessary to make accurate measurements had evolved. English mathematicians had perfected triangulation: navigation and surveying by right-angled triangles. Triangulation allowed navigators to set accurate courses and produced accurate land surveys. Seamen learned to correct their compasses for declination and had determined the existence of annual compass variation. Latitude determination was greatly improved with the John Davis quadrant. The measurement of distance sailed at sea was improved by another English invention, the common log. Longitudinal distance between Europe and Québec was determined by solar and lunar eclipses by the Jesuit Bressani in the 1640s and by Jean Deshayes in 1686. With accurate surveys in Europe, the grid of the modern map began to take shape.

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Date

01/01/1624
person

Contributors

Smith, John, 1580-1631.
Hole, William, -1624.
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in collections

XVII Century Maps

Birth of modern maps.
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Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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Public Domain

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Civitates orbis terrarvm. Historic map, Library of Congress

Civitates orbis terrarvm. Historic map, Library of Congress

Sketch of McClelland's [sic] position, July 7th, 1862 /

The Battle of Fair Oaks, Va. Fought 31st May 1862.

A view of the obelisk erected under Liberty-tree in Boston on the rejoicings for the repeal of the ---- Stamp Act 1766. / Paul Revere, sculp.

Civitates orbis terrarvm. Historic map, Library of Congress

Civitates orbis terrarvm. Historic map, Library of Congress

Plantas das fortalezas, pagodes & ca. da ilha de Ceilão.

Le theatre du monde, ou, Novvel atlas /

Battle of the Wilderness, May 5 - 6 and 7, 1864, between Lee (60,000) and Grant (120,000) including the approach and the movement toward Spottsylvania [sic] Courthouse /

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virginia maps virginia mineral springs 1624 map of virginia age of discovery age of discovery maps american colonies colonial period america early works to 1800 discovery and exploration geography and map division william hole john smith map ultra high resolution high resolution history ancient history world maps antique maps