What Does Captain John Smith’s Map Show?
Captain John Smith’s 1612 map shows: • The first detailed map of the Chesapeake Bay and what is now Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Washington DC. • The shoreline, rivers, tributaries, bays, and islands he visited on his voyages. • More than 200 Indian towns and their names. • Illustrations of Powhatan, the paramount chief, and of a Susquehannock Indian described as the “goodliest man we ever beheld.” • Culmination of 20 separate trips during Smith’s stay in Virginia.
