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This map of North America according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated by your Lordship's most humble servant

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

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Title
This map of North America according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated by your Lordship's most humble servant
Names
Bowles, John, 1701-1779 (Publisher)
Lens, Bernard, 1659-1725 (Delineator)
Vertue, George, 1684-1756 (Engraver)
Moll, Herman, -1732 (Creator)
Bowles, Thomas, -1767 (Publisher)
Moll, Herman, -1732 (Publisher)
Overton, Philip, -1751 (Publisher)
King, John (Publisher)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Charts and maps

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1720 (Questionable)
Place: [London]
Publisher: Sold by H. Moll over against Deverux Court in ye Strand ...,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6396 [LHS 712]
Topics
Cod fisheries -- Newfoundland
North America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Insets: A view of a stage & also of ye manner of fishing for, curing & drying cod at New Found Land -- St. John's harbour -- Boston harbour --New York &c -- [Charleston region, S.C.] -- Port Royal harbour -- The bay and city of ye Havana -- The bay of Pto. Bella -- La Vera Cruz -- artagena harbour and forts -- The port of Acapulco.
Content: "Printed for I. Bowles, print & map seller, at the Black Horse in Cornhill and, T. Bowles, print & map seller ..., and by P. Overton map and printseller ... and by Iohn King at the Globe in the Poultry."
Content: "To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham in ye county of Worcester, President of Her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council &c."
Content: From the author's The world described, or a new and correct sett of maps. [London : J. Bowles, 1709-1720]. Pl. VII.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 712.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Prime meridian: London.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Citation/reference: Phillips 554
Statement of responsibility: Herman Moll, geographer ; B. Lens delin. ; G. Vertue sculp.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 57 x 96 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 22459403
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15235086
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 64d8c240-c5d5-012f-6b0e-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1701: Creator Born
  • 1720: Issued
  • 1779: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "This map of North America according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated by your Lordship's most humble servant" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1720. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-3b3b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "This map of North America according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated by your Lordship's most humble servant" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-3b3b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1720). This map of North America according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated by your Lordship's most humble servant Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-3b3b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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This map of North America according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humbly dedicated by your Lordship's most humble servant