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To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers.; This Map of North America According to the Newest and most Exact Observations is most Humbly Dedicated by your Lordship's most humble Servant Herman Moll Geographer
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To the Right Honorouble Charles, Earl of Sunderland, and Baron Spenser of Wormleighton, One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State; &ca. This Map of South America, According to the Newest and Most Exact Observations is most humbly Dedicated by Your Lordship's most humble servant, Herman Moll Geographer
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View of Potosi, rant by Moll against French mapmakers. See 105:862M for another copy. Cartouche: Volcano's exploding, natives, coat of arms. Vignette: Potosi, with description of mining operations. Moll's tirade against DeLisle's map.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 629.
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New & Exact Map of the Coast, Countries and Islands within the Limits of the South Sea Company from the River Aranoca to Terra del Fuego, and from thence through the South Sea, to the North Part of California &c. With a View of the General and Coasting Trade-Winds. And particular Draughts of the most important Bays, Ports. &ce. According to the Newest Observations, By Herman Moll Geographer
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Kashnor notes, "This is one of the earliest English maps to locate Mount Nevada in California, where are also located New Albion, Monterey, Port Sir Francis Drake, Mount St. Martin." Moll rails against French mapmakers at the bottom of this map. Note detailed map of Pepy's Island (nonexistent.) McLaughlin dates as [1711], notes this map as State 2 and gives appeared in information. Twelve submaps. Isle Chiloe, Bay of Guiaquil, Port of Baldivia, Chart from England to the Ananoca, Peypes or Pepys Island, Straits of Magellan, Isthmus of Darien, Gallapagos Islands, Juan Fernandez Island, Gulf of Nicoya, Gulf of Ampalla, Port of Acapulco.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: McLaughlin 181; Phillips 554; Wagner 498.. Verso Text: MS note: 192..
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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
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Five maps in one with the wonderful beaver vignette with full explanation. Elaborate cartouche. Insets: [South part of Carolina and the east part of Florida] -- A map of the improved part of Carolina with the settlements &c. / by Her. Moll, geographer -- A draught of [the] town and harbour of Charles-Town -- A map of the principal part of North America. Vignette: Beaver scene. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues [one section]. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Hand colored. Verso Text: MS notes: Maps - Carolina; Herman Moll; London 1715.
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New and Correct Map of the World, laid down according to the newest discoveries and from the most exact observations by Herman Moll, Geographer
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the North-West coast as far as the supposed Strait of Anian, and locates New Albion and the Port Sir Francis Drake. The Longue River of La Hontan appears to follow the course of the Upper Missouri." Moll carefully points out mistakes made by Sanson by showing phantom coastlines and skewers Dutch mapmakers for copying maps without attribution. See 093:185 for earlier dated copy of this map. Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. Cartouche- mermen with flags. Submaps compare Ptolemaic system with Copernican, views of moon, sun and planets. Depiction of trade winds.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 186.
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New and Correct Map of the World, laid down according to the newest discoveries and from the most exact observations by Herman Moll, Geographer
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Kashnor notes, "Shows the North-West coast as far as the supposed Strait of Anian, and locates New Albion and the Port Sir Francis Drake. The Longue River of La Hontan appears to follow the course of the Upper Missouri." Moll carefully points out mistakes made by Sanson by showing phantom coastlines and skewers Dutch mapmakers for copying maps without attribution. See 105:258 for earlier copy, 093:186 for a later copy. Note slightly revised shape of Madagascar from earlier version. Cartouche- mermen with flags. Submaps compare Ptolemaic system with Copernican, views of moon, sun and planets. Depiction of trade winds.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 185.
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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
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Five maps in one with the wonderful beaver vignette with full explanation. Elaborate cartouche. Insets: [South part of Carolina and the east part of Florida] -- A map of the improved part of Carolina with the settlements &c. / by Her. Moll, geographer -- A draught of [the] town and harbour of Charles-Town -- A map of the principal part of North America. Vignette: Beaver scene. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues [one section]. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: Maps - Carolina; Herman Moll; London 1715. 44058.
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