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.
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Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
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Very good. Original color faded. Light age toning, edge wear, and minor discoloration - as is common with this map. Size 42.5 x 24.25 Inches. This is Herman Moll's 1715 'Beaver Map' of the British Colonies in America, here in its 1733 state (see below). In addition to its iconic and namesake image of Niagara Falls and the rich American peltries, this map is also significant as one of the most accurate maps of the period and the first large-scale map to show American postal routes. A Closer Look Coverage embraces the northeastern parts of North America, from Lake Erie to the Eastern Seaboard and from Newfoundland to St. Augustine.The British colonies are divided into Newfoundland, New Scotland, Cape Breton, New England, New York, East and West New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Carolina. A large part of the territory northwest of Pennsylvania is segregated for the Iroquois League, staunch British allies who would go on to play a significant role in the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763). The map is dedicated to Walter Dowglass (Walter Douglas; 1670 - 1739), the British colonial governor of the Leeward Islands from 1711 to 1716. The Beaver Inset The map's namesake and the most striking visual element is the large vignette of Niagara Falls with an industrious colony of beavers in the foreground. The popular image capitalizes on European fascination with the lucrative fur trade, a source of seemingly endless wealth. The beaver, a fascinating creature itself, came to symbolize land management, wealth, and hard work. Moll did not originate this image. The view of Niagara Falls was first published in Utrecht in 1697 to illustrate explorer and conman Louis Hennepin's Nouvelle Decouverte d'un Tres Grand Pays Situe dans l'Amerique . Cartographer Nicholas de Fer adapted the image, adding the colony of beavers, for his 1713 Carte de La Mer du Sud et de La Mer du Nord . Moll derived the vignette from this source. After Moll, it was copied by Henri Chatelain for his 1719 Carte Très Curieuse de la Mer du Sud (Geographicus: CarteTresCurieuse-chatelain-1719). Louisiana Inset: Thomas Narine Cartography The map features several significant insets, the leftmost of which, covering Louisiana, Florida, and modern-day South Carolina, is the most important, as it follows Indian Agent Thomas Nairne's important and early explorations of the interior of North Carolina. Narine was a Scottish militiaman and politician who emigrated to Carolina in 1695. He advocated an Indian policy of trade and religious conversion, which caused him to be appointed Agent of Indian Affairs in 1712. In this position, he spent as much as 10 months a year in the Carolina hinterlands, producing some of the most comprehensive inland cartography then available. Narine's appointment unfortunately coincided with Queen Anne's War (1702 - 1713), which included egregious abuses of the Yamassee Indians. While attempting to reopen trade in 1715, the Yamassee, eager for revenge, captured the trade delegation, which included Narine, and brutally tortured them to death via petit feu , a horrific torture involved burning pitch pine inserted under the sin. Narine reportedly lasted several days. Carolina Inset The large central Carolina inset is also significant. Here, it has been updated over earlier states to include parishes. An alphanumeric key in the lower left identifies 35 plantations by the last names of their owners. An inset map of Charleston appears just to the right, with 20 key locations noted. A final inset, in the lower right, contextualizes the map within the continent. Historical Context This map emerged in the wake of the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, one of several that brought a close to the drawn-out War of Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714). In terms of America, it forced France to cede Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Hudson Bay to the British, as reflected here. All territory East of the Great Lakes and south of the St. Lawrence River is definitively British ter.…
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- 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.
- Author
- 1715 / 1733 Herman Moll 'Beaver Map' of the English Colonies in North America
- Publication year
- 1715
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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk. This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map. Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the IMCOS, and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.…
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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk.
This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map.
Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), Philip Lee Phillips Society, the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the International Map Collectors Society and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.
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