Charts and Maps Used by the Early Settlers of Maryland
WEBA map dealer summarizes the family of charts most likely used by navigators including the pilots of the Ark and Dove HONDIUS FAMILY. The Hondius Family is among the most important names associated with what has become known …
History of Baltimore - Wikipedia
WEBAn 1864 map of Baltimore. This article describes the history of the Baltimore and its surrounding area in central Maryland since the establishment of settlements by European colonists in 1661.
Noua Terrae-Mariae Tabula, or Lord Baltimore’s Map, 1635.
WEB3 days ago · Always known as Lord Baltimore’s map, this is the first depiction of Maryland as a separate colony. Two “adventurers” among the first colonizers, Jerome Hawley and John Lewger, probably drew the map.
Maryland Colony History and Timeline - ThoughtCo
WEBJun 26, 2019 · The Province of Maryland—also known as the Maryland Colony—was founded in 1632 as a safe haven for English Catholics fleeing anti-Catholic persecution in Europe. The colony was established by Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (also known as Lord Baltimore), who also governed the Colony of Newfoundland and the …
Maryland - Colonial, Chesapeake, Plantations | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · Maryland and surrounding colonies, c. 1700 Detail of early map (c. 1700) of Maryland and surrounding colonies. In 1608 the English explorer Capt. John Smith sailed into Chesapeake Bay and stayed for several weeks to map the shoreline.
Maryland Colony Facts, Details, Timeline - American History Central
WEBAug 29, 2023 · Maryland was founded in April 1632 when King Charles I agreed to grant a charter to George Calvert, the 1st Lord Baltimore, in order to establish a colony in the New World where Catholics could live without the threat of …
Early Settlers of Colonial Maryland - Genealogy - WeRelate
WEBApr 26, 2013 · The Province of Maryland was established as an English Colony in 1632, and began as a proprietary colony of the British Lords Baltimore, who wished to create a haven for English Catholics in the new world.
Maryland Map Collection | Digital Collections @ University of …
WEBThe Maryland Map collection is a comprehensive collection of more than 2,500 maps depicting Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay, and the surrounding region from 1590 to the present. The collection contains many rare early maps of Maryland as well as more modern maps produced by state and local governments. …
4.4: The Chesapeake Colonies- Maryland - Humanities LibreTexts
WEBJul 10, 2022 · In 1632, George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, applied to King Charles I for a royal charter to establish a new colony in the Chesapeake region of North America, where he had already created a colony in Newfoundland.
Colonial Maryland and Virginia, 1607–1634
WEBColonial Maryland and Virginia, 1607–1634. Description: A map of the early colonies of Virginia and Maryland showing the first settlements of Jamestown (1607) and St. Mary's (1634). The future sites of Baltimore (1729) and Washington (1790) are also shown. Place Names: Early America 1400-1800, Washington D.C., u000bJamestown, u000bSt.