Coming to New England
Coming to New England: More than 20,000 people came to New England between 1620-1640 as part of the Great Migration. They established new homes and began America's westward migration.
This summer the Old Connecticut Path project will feature some of the places from the Massachusetts Bay to the Connecticut valley touched by these pioneers and their descendants. Follow their paths to connect with your own family stories!NEW! Coming to Boston (July 8, 2017)
NEW! Coming to Woodstock (July 28, 2017)
The map "New England : the most remarqueable parts thus named by the high and mighty Prince Charles, nowe King of great Britaine" is Captain John Smith's landmark map of New England, based on his 1614 voyage. Smith's 1614 map was reissued and modified at least nine times. This is a later issue of the map which was published in the English edition of Gerard Mercator's great atlas of the world. During the twenty years which separate the printing of these two editions, John Winthrop founded several towns on the Charles River, including the city of Boston. The 1635 map identifies these new English settlements and shows a greater length of the Charles River. Interestingly, Smith's portrait has been enhanced with more hair and a luxurious beard.
Map from the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection