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A Chief Lorde of Roanoac
by de Bry, Theodor. "A Cheiff Lorde of Roanoac." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian man, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
A map of Virginia discovered to ye Hills, 1651
by . A map of Virginia discovered to ye Hills, 1651John Farrer's 1651 map of Virginia shows the Pacific Ocean just beyond the Appalachian mountains. (Note that west is at the top of this map.) Farrer's [...] (from NCpedia.)
Bull Mountain, Virginia
by . Bull Mountain, VirginiaBull Mountain, in Patrick County, Virginia, seen from a [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Chesapeake Bay area, 1812-1814
by . Chesapeake Bay area, 1812-1814Map shows key locations in the Chesapeake campaign during the War of 1812, August—September [...] (from NCpedia.)
Circa 1714 map of Maryland, Virginia, and Carolina
by . Circa 1714 map of Maryland, Virginia, and CarolinaJohann Baptist Homann's hand-colored engraved map Virginia Marylandia et Carolina... was first published in a 1714 atlas, and was re-published [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Civil War soldiers playing cards
by . Civil War soldiers playing cardsCivil War soldiers playing cards At an encampment at Petersburg, Virginia, soldiers of the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry play cards in front of their tents during the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Cumberland Landing, Virginia, 1862
by . Cumberland Landing, Virginia, 1862View of Civil War encampment at Cumberland Landing, Virginia. Photograph taken from a hill looking down on the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Dan River, Virginia
by . Dan River, Virginia The Dan River, near Danville, [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Fry-Jefferson map of Virginia, 1751, showing the Great Wagon Road
by . Fry-Jefferson map of Virginia, 1751, showing the Great Wagon Road "A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole province of Maryland with part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and [...] (from NCpedia.)
John Speed's 1676 map of Bermuda
by . John Speed's 1676 map of Bermuda, then called the Somers Isles. Speed's explanation at the center of the map reads: A Mapp of the Sommer Ilands once called the Bermudas Lying at the mouth of the bay [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)
Map of the Dismap Swamp Canal, 1867
by . From North Carolina Maps: "Shows Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia and North Carolina and Collins Canal near Lake Phelps, N.C. Shows cities and towns, ferries and landings, proposed and existing [...] (from NCpedia.)
Map/satellite image of the NC coast/barrier islands
by . Map/satellite image of the NC coast/barrier islands Map and satellite image of the North Carolina [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Native American Village of Pomeiooc
by de Bry, Theodor. Native American Village of PomeioocHand-colored version of Theodor de Bry's engraving of the American Indian town of Pomeiooc. De Bry's engraving, "The Towne of Pomeiooc," was originally published [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Old portrait of Hernando de Soto
by de Bry, Theodor. Old portrait of Hernando de Soto"The Brovvyllinge of Their Fishe ouer the Flame." Theodor de Bry's engraving of two American Indian men cooking fish, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Posnet
by . Posnet A posnet was a small metal pot with three feet. The posnet in this photo was found in an excavation at the site of colonial Jamestown in [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Row of Union rifles, 1865
by . Row of Union rifles, 1865 In Petersburg, Virginia, a row of Union rifles stacked against each other during the Civil War. Houses can be seen beyond the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Sailing ship in Jamestown
by . Sailing ship in Jamestown A reproduction of one of the wooden sailing ships that brought the first settlers to Jamestown in [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Satellite photo of the Mid-Atlantic states
by . Satellite photo of the Mid-Atlantic states Satellite image of North Carolina and the Mid-Atlantic [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Shenandoah River
by . Shenandoah River An aerial view of the Shenandoah River in Virginia. The bend in the river is known as a meander or an oxbow, a natural feature that develops as the river erodes sediment from the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
The Carte of All the Coast of Virginia
by de Bry, Theodor. Engraving by Theodor de Bry, based on John White's ca. 1585–1586 map of the coast of Virginia and North Carolina. The engraving was published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)
The Manner of Making Their Boats
by de Bry, Theodor. The Manner of Making Their Boats"The Manner of Makinge Their Boates." Theodor de Bry's engraving of American Indian men making boats, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
The South Part of Virginia
by . The east coast of North Carolina is drawn along the bottom edge of the map. The map extends south as far as Cape Fear and north as far as what appears to be the Virginia border. The western part of [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)
Their Manner of Fishing in Virginia
by de Bry, Theodor. "Their Manner of Fishynge in Virginia." Theodor de Bry's engraving of American Indians fishing, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
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