The English colonies in America with the first printed chart of New York Harbour
£18,000
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A very rare map of the English colonies, showing the coast from Cape Henry north to Boston Harbour, one of the first to incorporate Augustine Herrman's mapping of Virginia and Maryland. The inset is the first printed chart of New York Harbour, based on the manuscript drawn by Philip Wells for William Penn.
The map was originally published as part of a wall map of the British Empire in America, issued by Thornton, Morden and Lea in 1685, known by only one known example, in the Bibliotéque Nationale in Paris. Thornton and Morden sold their interest in this sheet to Lea, who issued it with only his name c.1695, with a third state c.1698. This is the fourth and last state.
Additional information
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Date | 1715 |
Extra Info | A New Map of New England, New York, New Iarsey, Pensilvania, Maryland and Virginia by Philip Lea. |
Publication | London: George Willdey, c.1715. 445 x 545mm. |
Condition | A very fine example |
References | BURDEN: 617, state 4. |