Back in the colonial days, empires like Britain, Spain, France, Portugal, and the Netherlands didn't just use maps to mark territories, they used them to justify their expansion and make themselves look better.
A 1584 map of the east coast from Chesapeake Bay to Cape Lookout, drawn by the English colonial governor, explorer, artist, and cartographer John White; in 1607, Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement, was established in this region.
While colonial era maps of North America are often inaccurate representations of the geography, they do give us insight into how Europeans viewed the Western Hemisphere.
Discover how mapping empire used surveys, borders, and censuses to build colonial states—and how resistance challenged imperial rule.
Description : Colonial map of Africa showing areas controlled by European colonial powers on the African continent in 1913.
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Albuquerque Journal: FBI returns stolen colonial map of Santa Fe to Mexico
New Hampshire Public Radio: Springfield museum exhibit focuses on Colonial-era maps and the stories they tell — or don't tell
Springfield museum exhibit focuses on Colonial-era maps and the stories they tell — or don't tell
The Virginian-Pilot: Marketing tool to bring more settlers to New World: Colonial Williamsburg art museum exhibit showcases colonial, early American maps
When European settlers mapped the American continents, they also faced the challenge of charting a course — and a reason — for others to follow suit. Starting Oct. 17, visitors to Colonial ...
Marketing tool to bring more settlers to New World: Colonial Williamsburg art museum exhibit showcases colonial, early American maps
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is working hard to bring 18th-century Virginia to the Internet. The charity has embarked on an ambitious two-year project to create an online interactive map that ...