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and Captayne Weymouth wanted in their discoveries, observing 

 all along the coast, and drawing the plotts thereof as he steered 

 homewards, into the bay." Argall's log of this voyage shows, 

 however, that he did not approach the coast near New York either 

 going or returning. 



Dr. DeCosta in General Wilson's Memorial History of New 

 York, has discussed this map and reaches the conclusion that it is 

 a copy of one made in 1607, and that therefore the compiler could 

 not have known of Hudson's voyage. If he had received any in- 

 formation from Hudson, the river would have been shown termi- 

 nating in a shallow brook whereas the river is indicated as a 

 strait leading to a large body of water. Further, the map con- 

 tradicts Hudson who represents the Hoboken side of the river 

 as Manna-hatta, while this map puts the name on both sides, 

 Manahata on the west, and Manahatin on the east. Dr. De- 

 Costa thinks it not unlikely that Hudson had a copy of this 

 map on board the Half Moon, and states that the original could 

 not have been drawn later than 1608. If Dr. DeCosta's ideas 

 in the matter are correct, a tolerably accurate survey must have 

 heen made of the Hudson as far north as Albany prior to Hud- 

 son's voyage, of which survey we have a record in this map. 

 Such a conclusion is so much at variance with the accepted facts 

 of history that it appears on its face as improbable. 



It is believed that the influence of the maps of the day were 

 instrumental in causing the surveyor to locate the Mohawk, and 

 the great lake to the north, as he did; since little exact knowl- 

 edge in regard to them was to be obtained. 



The fact that Hudson used the term Manna-hata for the west 

 side of the river, while it appears on the map as Manahata, 

 seems to be in favor of the theory that this part of the map 

 was based on Hudson's discoveries rather than otherwise. 



This map shows the discoveries made in Virginia by Captain 

 Smith in 1608, prior to his departure for England, and which 

 were not published until 1612 and so far as the writer has been 



