Information from a source that helps us test a claim.
source
A document, object, image, or account we can examine.
inference
An explanation based on clues; it still needs checking.
migration
Moving from one place to another to live.
immigrant
A person who moves to another country to live.
estimate
An approximate amount, based on available information.
oral history
A recorded interview about someone’s memories and experiences.
community
People connected by a place, relationships, or shared activities.
ancestry
Family origins across generations.
primary source
Evidence created by someone who experienced a time or event.
Massachusetts & Martha’s Vineyard
Maps across time
Choose two maps. Compare one feature at a time: shoreline, names, boundaries, symbols, or what is missing.
These images have different scales and projections. They are shown side by side, not as a falsely aligned geographic overlay. Open MassMapper for accurately registered modern layers.
Published in 1706, more than a century after Gosnold’s 1602 voyage.University of Virginia Special Collections, F7 .G67 1706, via Encyclopedia Virginia Image source ↗
1706
This Dutch map retells an earlier voyage. It is evidence of how the voyage was presented in 1706, not a map made aboard Gosnold’s ship. The meeting scene is an artist’s later depiction.
