The World According to the 1580s

Indeed, according to an essay that accompanies the Rumsey Collection’s release of the map, Monte began working on his world map (or “planisphere”) on a particularly significant date for American history: 1585, the same year as the founding of the ill-fated Roanoke Colony. [David Rumsey Map Collection]There are many other wonderful details throughout Monte’s depiction of the New World. Monte’s map preserves details of peoples, cities, and places that in many cases still exist, but have histories that are too often overlooked in narratives of American history.

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