Carolina
Rating
Repository
Davidson College
Title
Carolina
Date Published
1729
Date Depicted
1729
Creator - Individual
Moll, Herman, d. 1732.
Place of Publication
[London]
Caption
Under title : "By H . Moll Geographer . 1729. " Lower right corner : "The English claim the property of Carolina from Lat . 29 &c . degrees as part of Cabot's discoveries who set out from Bristol in 1498 , at the charge of King Henry ye 7th but they did not take possession of that country until King Charles the II's time in 1663 . who granted a patent to divers persons to plant all the territories within the North Lat . of 31 to 36 deg . and so west in a direct line to the South Sea. "
Abstract
Covers Atlantic coast from C. Charles to "The South Bounds of Carolina." Relief shown pictorially. Shows counties, coastal settlements, paths westward, location of Indian tribes, and natural features. Prime meridian: London.
Reference
William P . Cumming , The Southeast in Early Maps , Third Edition . Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press , 1998 . Map 206 .
Related Item
Originally in: Atlas minor. London 1729. No. 51.
OCLC
22586863
Map Type
Discovery and Exploration Atlas
Details
Colors
Subject - Geographic
North Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800. South Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject - Topical
Colonial cities--North Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800. Colonial cities--South Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800. Colonial cities--Georgia--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Places Depicted
North Carolina South Carolina Florida Virginia
West Longitude
-88
East Longitude
-74
North Latitude
38
South Latitude
29
Scale
1:4,750,000
Format
Maps
Language
English
Collection in Repository
William Patterson Cumming Map Collection
Digital Collection
North Carolina Maps
Institution
Davidson College
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
cm05
Copyright
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Type
Image
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