Image Title

:  A new and exact map of the dominions of the King of Great Britain on ye continent of North America : containing Newfoundland, New Scotland, New England, New York, New Jersey, Pensilvania, Maryland, Virginia and Carolina / according to the newest and most exact observations by Herman Moll, geographer.

Creator

: Moll, Herman, d. 1732  -- Geographer (not in Relator list)

Additional Name(s)

: Bowles, John, 1701-1779 -- Publisher
Bowles, Thomas, 1694-1773  -- Publisher

Published Date

: 1715 [i.e. 1731]

Item Physical Description

: 1 map on 2 sheets : hand col. ; 100 x 61 cm., sheets 53 x 64 cm. and 53 x 63 cm.

Notes

: To the honourable Walter Dowglass Esqr., constituted Captain General and Chief Governor of all ye Leeward Islands in America by her late Majesty Queen Anne in ye year 1711, this map is most humbly dedicated by your most humble servant Herman Moll, Geogr. 1715. Note 2.) Insets: A view of ye industry of ye beavers of Canada ... the cataract of Niagara ... -- A draught of ye town and harbour of Charles-town -- A map of the principal part of North America -- A map of the improved part of Carolina with the settlements &c. -- ... South part of Carolina and the east part of Florida ... Note 3.) Imprint date from Stevens & Tree's Comparative cartography, 55c. Note 4.) Includes descriptive text. Note 5.) John H. Levine Bequest. Note 6.) National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard. Note 7.) Outline color. Note 8.) Prime meridian: London. Note 9.) Relief shown pictorially.

Standard Reference

: Cumming, W.P. Southeast in early maps, 158, E; Phillips. Maps of America, p. 568

Source

: John H. Levine Collection

Location

: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building / The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

Catalog Call Number

: Map Div. 96-7691 [Levine]

Digital ID

: 434959

Record ID

: 253591

Digital Item Published

: 2-22-2006; updated 3-25-2011