Collection search - A new and exact map of the dominions of the King of Great Britain on ye continent of North America [cartographic material] : 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
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A new and exact map of the dominions of the King of Great Britain on ye continent of North America [cartographic material] : 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
Date:1715 [1732].Reference:R3908-17-6-E, Volume number: 1548Local class no.:H1/1000/1715[1732?]Type of material:Maps and cartographic materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:3924613Date(s):1715 [1732].Place:[London, England]:Place of creation:EnglandPublisher:Thomas Bowles, John Bowles, and I. King,Place of printing:[London, England]:Extent:1 map : ill., hand col. ; 100 x 59.5 cm.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:The map represents the eastern coast of America with a statement on the postal system in North America concerning schedule, distance and post offices (top right). The reference to the postal system on North America might be one of the earliest on a map.Provenance:Additional name(s):Additional information:General note:Originally published as part of: The world described, or a new and correct sett of maps... --LC Phillips, 554.
Insets: the Gulf of Mexico; a map of the improved part of Carolina with the settlements &c.; a map of the principal part of North America; a draught of ye town and harbour of Charles-Town; a view of ye industry of ye beavers of Canada...
Imprint, lower left: "Printed and sold by Tho: Bowles next ye Chapter House in St. Pauls church-yard, John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill, and by I. King at ye Globe in ye Poultrey near Stocks Market." --Kershaw, vol. 2, entry 331, state E
Dedication: "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."
Pictorial relief.Custodial history:Acquired from the Manoir Richelieu Collection (or Coverdale Collection), Canada Steamship Lines, in 1970.Citation/reference note:Phillips, 554., Kershaw, vol. 2, entry 331, state EAvailability of other formats note:Microfiche: NMC26861Dates of creation note:Date of creation based on the period that John Bowles conducted his business from Cornhill (c.1732) -- Tooley's, vol. 1.Related material:For other copies and additions see: Mikan 3923735 (NMC 44359) ; Mikan 3924682 (NMC 21061) ; Mikan 3924672 (NMC 117147) ; Mikan 3924753 (NMC 24790) ; Mikan 3924629 (NMC 24607) and Mikan 3918923 (e0107480107-vx)Varying form of title:Subject heading:Source:Private -
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This map is in need of conservation. Researchers should consult of copies of the map.Microfiche NMC26861[Consultation Open]Volume [R3908] 1548[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Credit: Library and Archives Canada.
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