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

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Repository	North Carolina Collection
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 according to the newest and most exact observations
Alternative Title	Beaver map
Date Published	circa 1732
Date Depicted	1715
Creator - Individual	Moll, Herman, d. 1732.
Place of Publication	[London]
Publisher	Herman Moll I. King
Caption	In cartouche: "To the Honourable Walter Dowglass Esqr. Constituted Captain General and Chief Governor of all ye Leeward Islands in America by late Majesty Queen Anne in ye Year 1711. The Map is most Humbly Dedicated by your most Humble Servant Herman Moll Geogr. 1715." At left: "Printed and sold by Tho. Bowles next ye Chapeter House in St Pauls Church-yard, John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill, and by I.King at ye Globe in ye Poultrey near Stocks Market."
Abstract	Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: London. Hand-colored. Includes 5 insets: 1. A view of ye industry of ye beavers of Canada... -- 2. A draught of ye town and harbour of Charles-Town -- 3. A map of the principal part of North America -- 4. A map of the improved part of Carolina with the settlements &c. -- 5. [Louisiana and Carolina with the Gulf of Mexico].
Bibliographic Note	Originally in: The world described. 1709-1720.
Reference	William P. Cumming, The Southeast in Early Maps, Third Edition. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1998. Map 158.;Stevens and Tree. Comparative cartography, 55c.
OCLC	5569391
Type	Discovery and Exploration
Details	Colors
Subject - Geographic	North America--Maps--Early works to 1800. Atlantic Coast (North America)--Maps--Early works to 1800. Great Britain--Colonies--America--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject - Topical	Colonial cities--North America--Maps--Early works to 1800. Indians of North America--East (U.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject (tgm)	Beavers Beaver dams Coats of arms Waterfalls
Places Depicted	Canada Nova Scotia New England New York North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Charleston (S.C.) Niagara Falls (N.Y.)
West Longitude	-84
East Longitude	-54
North Latitude	54
South Latitude	25
Scale	1:3,168,000
Size	100 x 60 cm.
Medium	Paper
Format	Maps
Language	English
Digital Collection	North Carolina Maps
Host	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sponsor	North Carolina Maps is made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina.
Call Number	CCm912 1715m

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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

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