Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Dominions of the King of Great Britain on ye Continent of North America.
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Author:
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Moll, Herman, d. 1732
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Date:
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1732
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Short Title:
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Dominions of the King of Great Britain on ye Continent of North America.
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Publisher:
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John and Tho. Bowles
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Publisher Location:
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Cornhill
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Type:
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Atlas Map
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Obj Height cm:
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102
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Obj Width cm:
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62
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Scale 1:
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3,140,000
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Note:
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State 6 of this map. Known as the "Beaver map" because of its depiction of beavers at work building dams with Niagara Falls in the background. This map at the time was the most detailed and largest scale map of British possessions in North America. First issued in 1715, the map went through 7 different issues to 1736.
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Country:
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Canada
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Country:
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United States
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Subject:
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Zoological
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Full Title:
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A New and Exact Map of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain on ye Continent of North America. (insets) Carolina, Louisiana, Florida. Carolina. Charles-town. North America. Beaver activity illustration.
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List No:
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9729.010
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Page No:
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VIII
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Series No:
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10
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Publication Author:
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Moll, Herman, d. 1732
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Pub Date:
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1732
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Pub Title:
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The World Described; or, A New and Correct Sett of Maps.
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Pub Reference:
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P554, P3469; Cumming 158; The Map Collector No. 29; NMM Moll 398; Stevens 8; Reinhartz, "The Cartographer and the Literati: Herman Moll and His Intellectual Circle..."
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Pub Note:
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This is Moll's most impressive atlas, although it is largely just a collection of maps with a paste down title on the inside front cover. The maps are filled with Moll's observations, opinions, and knowledge and these annotations make the maps special and very personal, compared to other maps of the same period. The "beaver" map in this copy is state 6 and dates the overall atlas at 1732. Moll first issued the atlas ca. 1715-17 and it had a republishing history of over 30 years. Moll was born in Germany and came to London around 1680. He published a large group of geographic books, atlases, and maps. At the bottom of the paste down listing of the atlas contents, Moll states "These maps are the most correct, entertaining, and historical of any yet made..." Outline color. Relief in sketches.
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Pub List No:
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9729.000
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Pub Type:
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World Atlas
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Pub Maps:
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30
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Pub Height cm:
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65
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Pub Width cm:
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33
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Image No:
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9729010.jp2
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Authors:
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Moll, Herman, d. 1732
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