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Source: httpbostonraremaps.com
Captain John Smith has a secure place in American history as
the leader whose firmness and courage saved the English colony in Virginia from
disaster in 1608. Less known are his exploits as explorer and geographer. The map
above, with Smith’s portruit in the corner, was engraved in London from notes
and observations he made in 1614 on an expedition to the region he named New
England. Today the term embraces the six northeastern states of the Union. The Pilgrims
had a copy of this map aboard the Mayflower in 1620 when they landed at
Plymouth (spelled “Plimouth” in the lower left corner). Smith’s “Cape James” is
now Cape Cod.
Reference:
The book of An American of Outline History.
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