HOMANN, Héritiers. - Dominia Anglorum in America Septentrionali.
HOMANN, Héritiers. - Dominia Anglorum in America Septentrionali.
Published: Nuremberg, 1740
Size: 503 x 558mm.
Color: In original colours.
Condition: - Some small marginal staining and a larger marginal water stain lower right hand corner, just affecting the engraved area. For the rest in good condition.
Description
Four maps on one sheet (New Found land/ New England/ Virginia and Carolina/Florida) based on J.B.Homann's map, showing British possessions in North America.
The upper left shows territory in Newfoundland and around the Bay of St. Lawrence, with portions of the ‘lost’ colony of New Scotland. The Grand Banks are prominently noted as well. The map immediately to the right shows claims in New York and New England, with large areas in Pennsylvania noted as belonging to the Iroquois. The lower left presents the colonies of Virginia and Maryland, while the opposite can be seen the Carolinas and portions of Spanish Florida.
At bottom of the sheet text in German relating to the areas depicted.
The upper left shows territory in Newfoundland and around the Bay of St. Lawrence, with portions of the ‘lost’ colony of New Scotland. The Grand Banks are prominently noted as well. The map immediately to the right shows claims in New York and New England, with large areas in Pennsylvania noted as belonging to the Iroquois. The lower left presents the colonies of Virginia and Maryland, while the opposite can be seen the Carolinas and portions of Spanish Florida.
At bottom of the sheet text in German relating to the areas depicted.
700€
- Reference N°: 00278
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