Nantucket, Massachusetts wi gift Marblehead Lighthouse State Park

Marblehead Lighthouse State Park

an ever-changing mosaic based on the general working historical knowledge of the region available at the time to cartographers

indicated by the fleurs-de-lys

“Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean and Black Seas with the West Coast of Spain and Portugal” created by Placido Oliva and published in the late 1580s is a good example of the types of nautical charts that made sea voyages between continents possible

it was referred to as Osage Reservoir or Lake Osage

Nantucket, Massachusetts wi gift Marblehead Lighthouse State ParkLocated about 30 miles south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts and twenty four miles off the coast of Southern New England, Nantucket is a tiny island with sunbaked, perfectly windswept, beautiful beaches, which makes it a premier summer destination. The islands pristine beauty stretches for 14 miles long and 3. 5 miles wide. The name "Nantucket" is believed to be derived from a Wampanoag word meaning "in the midst of waters," or "far away island. Nantucket