Ralph Hall (fl. 1637) after work by Captain John Smith (1580-1631), Virginia, 1636, featuring three illustrations by Theodore de Bry (1528-1598), black and white engraving on page leaf, 7-1/8 x 11-5/8 in. (overall), unframed Notes: Not to be confused with a “derivative” (a direct copy of Smith’s map), Hall's map is the earliest map of Virginia based upon John Smith's model. It was intended for publication in Wye Saltonstall’s 1636 Historia Mundi but was not completed at the time of publication. Copies of the map were subsequently pasted into the book making it quite rare. It also appeared in the 1637 and 1639 editions of Historia Mundi. The geographical information is the same as that on the John Smith map. The title is on a banner with both ends split along the top center of the plate. There is a large coat of arms surmounted by a crown which interrupts the title. There are three illustrations from De Bry. In the upper left corner is a scene of Indians sitting around a fire before a chief. In the upper right corner is a view of the interior of an Indian hut showing bodies lying side by side. In the bottom right hand corner is a birds-eye view of a stockade village. Literature: Burden, Philip D., The Mapping of North America, p. 308, #244; Stephenson, Richard W. and Marianne M. McKee, Virginia in Maps, pp. 13-14, 32, #I-7; Tooley, R. V. ed., The Mapping of North America, p. 167. Provenance: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Proceeds to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund map is attached to a leaf bound into a book (a common feature in virtually all copies of this map), remnants of old hinges on leaf, map rests on the interior edge of page leaf and is possibly trimmed slightly, very minor fading, some slight handling grime on page leaf, session number pencilled verso