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Pocahontas map, Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, VA, 1907

Subjects
MapsNative American LifeWorld's Fairs & Expositions
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Pocahontas map, Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, VA, 1907, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Pocahontas map, Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, VA, 1907, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

A color lithographic map of the Chesapeake Bay region with a central portrait of Pocahontas; the map labels rivers, towns, and the Jamestown Exposition site, with ships in the Atlantic Ocean. A banner at bottom reads 1607 Pocahontas - Jamestown Exposition 1907, Norfolk, Virginia, May to December.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Hello, Louisa. How do you are you well dont you will find some time to see to write. Let me hear from cousin Harry. Best greetings

PublisherM. L. Leigh
1607 POCAHONTAS - JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION 1907 NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, MAY TO DECEMBER Copyright, 1906. M. L. LEIGH.
PostmarkedAmelia, VA, May 28, 1907, 14:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. E. W. Richardson

Dublin, WV

Postcard record

Postmarked, Amelia, VA
PublisherM. L. Leigh
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs. E. W. Richardson, Dublin, WV
Place depictedJamestown, VA
Place depictedCape Henry, Virginia Beach, VA
Place depictedChesapeake Bay
Place depictedAtlantic Ocean
Place depictedJames River, Richmond, VA
Place depictedYork River, VA
Place depictedHampton Roads, Carrollton, VA
Place depictedNorfolk, VA
Place depictedYorktown, VA
Place depictedPortsmouth, VA
receivedDublin, VA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
NotesWhite border; handwritten message on front; copyright 1906; published by M. L. Leigh. Postmarks: AMELIA, VA. MAY 28 2 PM 1907 (stamp cancel) and DURBIN, W. VA. MAY 28 1907. Undivided back ('THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS'); 1907 Jamestown Exposition card; light soiling, creases and edge wear.

Cite this card

Pocahontas map, Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, VA, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pocahontas-map-jamestown-exposition-norfolk-va-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.