Lot 448
Herman Moll (1654-1732), "To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers...this Map of North America according to ye newest and most exact observations...", London, "Printed for I. Bowles... T. Bowles... P. Overton", [circa 1724], copper-engraved map, period -coloring in outline, inset view of a codfishery, ten inset maps of various harbours, sheet 25 3/8 in. x 38 3/4 in., attractively matted and framed Note: Herman Moll was, like many an emigré, a zealously patriotic Englishman and cartographical fighter in the globalization contest between the European nations conducted from the 15th century into the 20th. Here he fights with De L'Isle (the great French mapmaker of the period) about the respective territorial possessions of Britain and France. In contradistinction to De L'Isle's 1718 map, Moll's reduces French Louisiana to a region south of the Ohio River and gives Great Britain Labrador (as New Britain). Depicting one aspect of British success, Moll includes here a detailed depiction of the cod fishing industry, including the making of cod liver oil. Throughout the 17th century, the British had the greatest number of fishing boats in the Grand Banks. Dried codfish was a staple of the British Navy, and a favourite throughout Europe.
Starting Price: USD 2000
- Notes: greatest number of fishing boats in the Grand Banks. Dried codfish was a staple of the British Navy, and a favourite throughout Europe.
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