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Description

Rare map of of North America, based upon John Mitchell's map of 1755.

The map includes a number of important political details of the time, including the "Limits of Virginia & New England reaching from Sea to Sea by the Charters of James I," the "Bounds ofthe Hudson Bay Company Treaty of Utrecht," and "Bounds of Carolina by Charter 1665."

Many of the early French Forts in Mississippi and Ohio Valleys are shown, which were the subject matter of English antagonism on the eve of the French & Indian War. English and French Forts are noted throughout the frontier lands. The map pre-dates appearance of Delaware on the map, with the boundary of Pennsylvania extending south to approximately Cape Hinalopen, which reflects the then nearly resolved dispute between the Penn Family and Lord Baltimore over control of the Del-Mar-Va peninsula.

The map shows the early Colonial Boundaries, as claimed by the English, although the colorist has cut off the extensions to toward the Pacific Ocean, in deference to the claims of the French (Louisiana) and Spain. A number of early Indian Tribes are also shown.

This is the first time we have ever seen the map.

Condition Description
Minor marginal soiling and fold splits, repaired on verso.