The Anglophone Toponyms Associated with John Smith's Description and Map of New England
Abstract This article clarifies a well-known but hitherto unexamined phenomenon: the Anglophone toponyms imposed on Captain John Smith's map, New England ([1617]). It explains names that are otherwise obscure to modern historians and geographers, it considers the pattern of the new toponyms, an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Names |
| Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1872 |