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1	Upper Pamunkey River Cartography The evolution of the cartographic depiction of the upper Pamunky River
2	The Island Today
3	The Island Today
4	1600 Maps show a series of Islands Because the river has so many similar turns, they simply count the number of island they encounter. Smith makes the engraving in 1624 of his 1606 memories to have the upper Pamunkey river filled with little islands.
5	John Smiths Map show a series of Islands Smith makes the engraving in 1624 of his 1606 memories to have the upper Pamunkey river filled with little islands.
6	1639 Vinkeboons shows 6 Islands
7	1662 Langston
8	1670 Herman
9	2 Islands
10	1690 Philip Lea
11	1700s show single Island
12	1770 Henry
13	1800’s Generally Show No Island
14	Blackford 1865
15	Blackford 1865 with Modern Aerial
16	A. H. Campbell Maps
17	1861 Jeremy Gilmer
18	1890 Albert
19	Horse shoe Island
20	Current USGS Maps do not show the horse shoe Island at all
21	Horseshoe is now a Peninsula
22	Which is the Island ?
23	1995 USGS Nautical Chart
24	2006 MPRA Map
25	2006 USGS Map
26	Evolution of Map Depictions