↑ Parent: A series of maps to Willard's History of the United States : or republic of America. Designed for schools and private libraries

Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: First Map or Map of 1578. To accompany Willard's History of the United States.

Barcode: 52565

Image Number: 52565.0005

Creator: Willard, Emma, 1787-1870

Date Created: 1828

Date Published: 1828

Publisher: White, Gallaher & White

Language: English

Brief Description: Inset: Queen Elizabeth signs for Sir Humphrey Gilbert. The first patent granted by an English Sovereign to lands within the terittory of the United States 1578. Sir Humphrey Gilbert was an English soldier and navigator, pioneer in English colonial empire.

Physical Description: Illustrations include the various voyages of explorers such as Columbus, Verrazano, Commodore Ribault, Pedro Melendez and Commodore Laudonnier. Each has patronages who backed their voyages financially.

Subjects: Women cartographers

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/52565.0005