X marks on an old Maryland map

[Capt.Betances]

Hi everyone

Making some research in Old Maryland maps before 1650, I found an old map of 1612. When I look it, I noticed there is several X marks in the map. Most them are located close to some river.( see my pic). What does means those X marks?

 

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[DBANDGB]

cant help you on the marks but how do you find the old maps? i am in SC

 

[jambone]

They represent the end of Captain John Smith's explorations of the area: Crosses Mapped by Smith

 

[Capt.Betances]

They represent the end of Captain John Smith's explorations of the area: Crosses Mapped by Smith

really?

 

[cw0909]

i dont think anyone has claimed to have found, any of the carved or brass
crosses to date, maybe you will, if you do please post an img, the link above
says the brass crosses were attached to trees

large map Cross Locations
http://smith.npschesapeakebay.net/images/content/smithmapcrosses.jpg

 

[bzbadger]

I live in lower Maryland on the eastern shore and I would love to come across something more historic than the occasional copper. We had no civil war battles or significant revolutionary war battles.

 

[Capt.Betances]

i dont think anyone has claimed to have found, any of the carved or brass
crosses to date, maybe you will, if you do please post an img, the link above
says the brass crosses were attached to trees

large map Cross Locations
http://smith.npschesapeakebay.net/images/content/smithmapcrosses.jpg

CW

it is pretty hard to find those tree that you mention because the old of the map. Beside, today, that area that I show in the partial map is completely farms.

 

[Mackaydon]

Compare your 1612 map to the maps that followed; see if the "X" might be explained in subsequent maps.
Don........