A New Map of the North parts of America claimed by France : under the Names of Louisiana, Mississipi, Canada and New France with ye Adjoyning Territories of England and Spain. [...] The Projection of this Map is Call'd Mercator's, And it is laid Down according to the Newest and Most Exact Observations /
Moll Herman
King, John
L'Isle, Guillaume de,1675-1726.
[London] : Herman Moll ,
1720.
Relief shown pictorially.
Title cartouche in the bottom left hand corner. Included in the title : "A Greart part of this Map is taken from ye Original Draughts of Mr Blackmore, the Ingenious Mr Berisford now Residing in Carolina, Capt. Nairn and others never before Publishe'd, the South West Part of Louisiana is done after a French Map Published at Paris in 1718. and we give you here the Division or Bounds according to that Map, which Bounds begin 30 Miles S.West from Charles Town in Carolina and run on to ye Indian Fort Sasquesahanok 30 Miles West of Philadelphia &c. NB - The French divisions are inserted on purpose, that those Noblemen, Gentlemen, Merchants &c who are interested in our Plantations in those Parts, may observe whether they agree with their Proprieties, or do not justly deserve ye Name of Incroachments ; and this is ye more to be observed, because they do ther-eby Comprehend within their Limits ye Charakeys and Iroquois, by much ye most powerfull of all ye Neighbouring Indian Nations, the old Friends and Allies of the English, who ever esteemed them to be the Bulwark and Security of all their Plantations in North America."
Dedication above the title : "To Thomas Bromsall Esq; this Map of Louisiana, Mississipi,&c is most Humbly Dedicated By H.Moll Geographer". With crest.
At the bottom, commercial mention : "Sold by H.Moll over against Devereux Court between Temple Bar and St Clements Church in the Strand. where you may have his New and Compleat Atlas, or set of Twenty-seven Two-Sheet Maps, bound or single. All compos'd and done, according to the Newest and Most Exact observations - Sold by Iohn King at ye Globe in ye Poultrey near Stock's Market."
Notes around the map. Advertisement about the colours and national claims.
Latitude-relevant scale indicator : A scale of English miles for longitude 300, [=9.8 cm] (50°) ; 300 [=6.5 cm] (15°).
North up. Marginal grid ; gridlines. Longitude from London. Mercator's projection.
Inset : The Harbour of Annapolis Royal - 6 miles [= 3.7 cm].
Inset : A Map of ye Mouth of Mississipi and Mobile River &c. - 15 English Leagues [= 3.9 cm].
Top left hand corner : a view of The Indian Fort Sasquesahanok.
In: Moll's Atlas pl. 38.
Verso : handwritten in ink N° 38