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Rare first edition of Abraham Wofgang's Amsterdam edition of Morden's map of the Carolina, one of the earliest obtainable English maps of the Carolinas.
The map is drawn from Morden's 1687 map and appearedin the Dutch edition of Richard Blome's Present State of His Majesty's Isles and Territories in America. The primary difference between the maps is the mis-engraving of Hilton Head and Hilson Head.
Robert Morden (d. 1703) was a British map and globe maker. Little is known about his early life, although he was most likely apprenticed to Joseph Moxon. By 1671, Morden was working from the sign of the Atlas on Cornhill, the same address out of which Moxon had previously worked. Most famous for his English county maps, his geography texts, and his wall maps, Morden entered into many partnerships during his career, usually to finance larger publishing projects.
![[Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia] Observations sur la Virginie [with the map:] A Map of the country between Albemarle Sound, and Lake Erie, comprehending the whole of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Pensylvania, with parts of several other of the United States of America. Engraved for the Notes on Virginia.](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/51828.jpg)