BEAVER MAP, HERMAN MOLL (DUTCH/BRITISH, 1654-1732)
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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.
Copper engraved map on two joined sheets with hand coloring, published circa 1733 by T. Bowles, John Bowles and J. King, London; several states exist; this the fourth or fifth state. Sheet size: 40 x 24 in. (sheets, joined)
Provenance: The Estate of Graeme Ferguson, Lake of Bays, Ontario, CA; from whom acquired The Map Room at Exploration House, Toronto (1990, by repute).
Note: Considered to be Moll's famous map, showing strategically selected map insets including: "A View of ye Industry of Beavers in Canada", the vignette which has given the map its popular name, the "Beaver Map". The inset shows a scene of industrious beavers laboring harmoniously on a dam with Niagara Falls in the background showing all aspects of the British colonies in the best light as a way to inform and lure prospective colonists.
Copper engraved map on two joined sheets with hand coloring, published circa 1733 by T. Bowles, John Bowles and J. King, London; several states exist; this the fourth or fifth state. Sheet size: 40 x 24 in. (sheets, joined)
Provenance: The Estate of Graeme Ferguson, Lake of Bays, Ontario, CA; from whom acquired The Map Room at Exploration House, Toronto (1990, by repute).
Note: Considered to be Moll's famous map, showing strategically selected map insets including: "A View of ye Industry of Beavers in Canada", the vignette which has given the map its popular name, the "Beaver Map". The inset shows a scene of industrious beavers laboring harmoniously on a dam with Niagara Falls in the background showing all aspects of the British colonies in the best light as a way to inform and lure prospective colonists.
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BEAVER MAP, HERMAN MOLL (DUTCH/BRITISH, 1654-1732)
Estimate CA$8,000 - CA$12,000
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