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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

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1693407


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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

Collection

Maps of North America
Parts

Names

Moll, Herman, -1732 (Creator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1731 (Questionable)

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-5347

Subjects

Great Britain -- Colonies -- North America
North America
Beavers -- Canada

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: Imprint on map: Printed and sold by Tho. Bowles next ye Chapter 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.
Content: Includes descriptive text, coat of arms with dedication dated 1715, and note in inset about an event of 1730.
Content: Prime meridian: London.
Citation/Reference: Stevens & Tree. Comparative cartography, 55c
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Statement Of Responsibility: according to the newest and most exact observations by Herman Moll, geographer.
Date: Date issued: 1715 [i.e. 1731?].

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 100 x 60 cm., folded to 64 x 28 cm.
NYPL copy has handwritten in ink on verso, in two places in upper right near fold: No. 8.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 49408717
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14950796
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7dda0650-c52a-012f-dadd-3c075448cc4b

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1731

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "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" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1731. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7dda0650-c52a-012f-dadd-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1731). 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 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7dda0650-c52a-012f-dadd-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "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" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7dda0650-c52a-012f-dadd-3c075448cc4b

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