VIRGINIA – WHITE, John (c.1539–c.1593); DE BRY, Theodor (1528–1598). Americae pars, Nunc Virginia dicta, primum ab Anglis inventa. [Frankfurt am Main, 1590 or later].

"One of the most significant cartographical milestones in Colonial North American history [...] the most accurate map drawn in the sixteenth century of any part of that continent" (Burden).
This map was included in the first part of de Bry's Great Voyages to illustrate his edition of Thomas Hariot's account of Virginia, following Raleigh's 1585 voyage. John White accompanied Raleigh on the expedition and served as governor of the ill-fated settlement at Roanoke. White was the grandfather of Virginia Dare, the first child born to English colonists in America. The map shows the Chesapeake Bay to Cape Lookout, the Chowan, Roanoke and Neuse Rivers and the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

The map is its second state, with the initial letter "C" superimposed on the letter "E" in the name "Chesepiooc." Burden 76; Church 140.

Engraved map by Theodor de Bry (415 × 302mm, sheet 445 × 339mm). Hand-colored (small marginal dampstains, marginal toning, edges lightly chipped with some reinforcements). Matted with Mylar layer.