36 VIRGINIA CARTOGRAPHY. 



map prefixed to the 2d ed. of Vanderdonk's Description of New 

 Netherland. 



"The Dictionary of National Biography" says: " Faithorne 

 engraved two large maps, viz.: 'An exact Delineation of the 

 Cities of London and Westminster .... by Richard Newcourt. 

 This exceedingly rare map, of which the only impression known 

 is preserved in the department of prints, Bibliotheque Nation- 

 ale, Paris, is composed of twelve sheets, which, when placed 

 together, measure 72 inches by 39 inches. In May, 1857, 

 Messrs. Evans published a facsimile of it. In 1878, Mr. Stan- 

 ford, of Charing Cross, published another facsimile, engraved by 

 George Jarman. The other map is that of Virginia and Mary- 

 land, four sheets; when put together measures 36 inches by 31 

 inches. In the centre, above, are the royal arms of Great 

 Britain; towards the right, below, is a portrait, on a pedestal, of 

 Augustine Hermann, who was appointed by the Dutch in 1659 

 ambassador to Maryland. This map, said to be unique, is pre- 

 served in the Grenville Library, British Museum. 



The following is the full title of the map: 



" Virginia and Maryland. As it is Planted and Inhabited this 

 present year 1670. Surveyed and exactly Drawne by the Only 

 Labour & Endeavour of Augustin Herman Bohemiensis. Pub- 

 lished by Authority of His Maties Royall License and particular 

 priviledge of Aug. Herman and Thomas Withinbrook his As- 

 signee for fourteen yeares from the year of our Lord 1673. W. 

 Faithorne sculpt. 



The grant for exclusive publication of this map may be found 

 in the Calendar of State Papers, Colonial America and West 

 Indies, 1669-1674, page 551, and is here inserted: 



Jany 21. 1674. 

 Whitehall. 



1210. Grant to Augustine Herman of the privilege of the sole 

 printing of his map of Virginia and Maryland. Whereas he has 

 by the King's command been for several years' past engaged in 

 making a Survey of his Majesty's countries of Virginia and Mary- 

 land, and hath made a map of the Same, consisting of four 

 Sheets of paper, with all the rivers, creeks and Soundings, etc., 



