A place to discuss North Carolina's cartographic history
The old axiom, “good things come in small packages”, certainly holds true in maps. There are some miniature maps of Carolina that are adorable. Let’s take a look at a few maps of the Carolinas that measure no more than four inches.
Carolana, the original name for what is now North Carolina, wandered on maps from present day NC, to Mississippi, and finally to upstate NY.
Priority of the 3 first edition issues of Blome’s “A Description of the Island of Jamaica…” can be determined by the state of the map of Carolina.
Published cartographic reference works have described a single state of Richard Blome’s 1672 map of Carolina. The PDF linked below describes three states of the map.
Lockwood Folly is one of the oldest permanent place names in North Carolina, appearing on published maps since at least 1673. What is the origin of this unusual place name?