A MAP OF THE ENGLISH PLANTATIONS IN AMERICA
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Scarce map of the Gulf Coast, Florida and the Southeast and Caribbean, from the Thesaurus Geographicus, a scarce late 17th Century English publication. Publishers were Abel Swall & Tim Child.
This is almost certainly one of Herman Moll's earliest maps.
Good hand colour.
Very good condition.
code : M2857
Cartographer : MOLL Herman
Date : 1690c London
Size : 18.5*19 cms
availability : Sold
Price : Sold
Herman Moll (1654? - 1732) was an important 18th century map publisher and engraver based in London and Holland
He moved to London in 1680 where he worked as an engraver for Moses Pitt, among other London map publishers. Around the turn of the century, Moll set up his own shop where he produced a large corpus of work known for its high quality and decorative flair.
