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Title
The Virginia Company chart
Names
Virginia Company of London (Associated name)
Collection

I. N. Phelps Stokes Collection of American Historical Prints

Individual prints, drawings, paintings and maps in the Stokes Collection.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1607 - 1609
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Atlantic Coast (Europe) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Atlantic Coast (Africa, West)
America
Genres
Maps
Notes
Citation/reference: Stokes C.1606-08-C-8
Content: For a long time it has been thought that the manuscript map was commissioned for the Virginia Company, and it is therefore known as the "Virginia Company Chart." Though this is a fair assumption, no documentation exists to support it: the Virginia Company's records, covering the years 1605-1616, are presumed to have been destroyed in the great fire of London in 1666.
Content: Manuscript map, drawn in gold and colors on vellum.
Citation/reference: Deák 017
Content: Davidson (1988) 6-11
Physical Description
Extent: 1 drawing : pen ink , watercolor gold ; 21.1 x 37 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 129993a0-c5ed-012f-7e6b-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1607: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Virginia Company chart" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1607 - 1609. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7bf6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Virginia Company chart" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7bf6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1607 - 1609). The Virginia Company chart Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7bf6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The Virginia Company chart