Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2526BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 14, 2010 11:00AM
Description:
(Maps and Charts, North America, Virginia), de Bry, Theodor, after White, John, Americae pars, Nunc Virginia dicta..., [Frankfort, 1590 or later], 420 x 305 mm, (hinged to mat, scattered light soiling, light creasing).
Note: John White was a member of Sir Walter Raleigh's party sent to establish an American settlement in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1585. This detailed map by Bry is based on information and drawings by White; it is one of the earliest maps of Virginia.
Estimate $12,000-18,000