An atlas is the best place that Terrence will look when getting the information about the population of the Jamestown settlement.
An atlas is known to be a book which contains collection of maps. The atlas presents geographic information, political boundaries, geopolitical and economic statistics. Also, the atlas gives information about was is in the map and the various places in the map. It gives information about historic areas and their population.
This lines could be seen as examples of sensory imaginary. More precisely it is connected to smell because of the potato and sight because of how this person is found "sitting, surrounded.." it might be said that the combination of these two images could give the reader a vision of what the writer is trying to convey.
