John Smith's Map of Virginia This map of Virginia was produced by none other than Captain John Smith. No sooner did settlers arrive, than it became necessary to chart land for navigation and exploration. This map is unique for several reasons. As the first person to really explore the New World and settle the area, his map would serve as a main guide to settlers and explorers for many years to come. It would be copied and reproduced many times as more settlement and exploration occurred. In fact, it would be copied so much that it would come to be...

Mitchell's Florida 1874 featuring St. Augustine 1778This 1874 map features the state of Florida with an inset of St. Augustine. The map is all hand colored and was produced by none other than Samuel Augustus Mitchell Junior. The map border features a great floral and ivy pattern that interlocks and weaves lazily around the piece.The Mitchells were known for their use of flora and fauna in map border motifs. There is as much intricacy in the border as you find in most of their map renderings themselves. These two were some of the most gifted cartographers in the 1800s.The 1874...

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  Where are the Exuma Islands? The Bahamas. Rich in history, culture, heritage, and tranquil natural beauty, the Exuma Islands of the Bahamas calls to the connoisseurs of Caribbean island life, and those individuals who desire to retreat to a place that seemingly slows in time and offers up naturally wondrous  untainted pieces of paradise.  A journey to these islands is to discover an oasis unlike any other, filled with wanders and secrets untold. In the words of Martin Buber: All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware." A journey to the Exumas islands  is sure to...

This wonderful map includes 7 of the great Western National Parks- Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Zion, Canyonlands, Bryce, and Grand Canyon- if you know of someone with wanderlust or if that person is you--- then this a beautiful map to help express your love for the great, vast, dear old west.Although harsh, this area of the country has given birth so some of the most remarkable natural landscapes in the the world.We love the colors and the illustrations in this map....truly a rare find and quite a beauty.  This is a digitally colored map designed by Lisa Middleton and her creative...