Map [between 1737 and 1741?] of the British Empire in American with the French, Spanish and the Dutch Settlements Adjacent Thereto, by Henry Popple issued by I. Covens and C. Mortier, Amsterdam, extending from 5- 55 North Latitude; 47- 107 West Longitude. Engraved at the top is "Carte Particuliere de L'Amerique Septentrionale Map." 20 x 18.75 x .125 inches. Full and vivid original color.
This one-sheet version of Popple's famous twenty-sheet map of the British Empire in America (1733) represents the first large-scale English mapping of the North American continent. It is one of the two most important maps of the continent published during the colonial era (the other being John Mitchell's map of 1755).
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English and French.