Antique 1777 AMERICAN REVOLUTION Historical Map British Colonies America Moithey for Sale

Antique 1777 AMERICAN REVOLUTION Historical Map British Colonies America Moithey For Sale

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Antique 1777 AMERICAN REVOLUTION Historical Map British Colonies America Moithey:
$1500.00

Antique 1777 AMERICAN REVOLUTION Historical Map British Colonies America Moithey

Title:

Carte nouvelle des posséssions angloises en Amérique, dressée pour l'intelligence de la guerre présente et divisée suivant les prétentions des Anglois.

Contributor Names:

Moithey, Maurille Antoine, 1732-approximately 1810.

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.

Crépy (firm)

Created / Published:

Paris, 1777.

Notes:

- Scale ca. 1:6,500,000.

- Hand colored.

- Prime meridian: Isle de Fer.

- Relief shown pictorially.

- "Paris, Chez le Sr. Moithey ... Et chez Crepy ... "

- Includes text, "Notice historique de l'Amérique Séptentrionale" and inset "Carte de l'Ocean Occidental où l'on fait voir les routes des différents de l'Europe pour concuire dans l'Amérique Séptentrionale."

Nice example of the first edition of this scarce separately issued broadside Revolutionary War Map of the British Colonies.

The map includes a remarkable amount of historical, topographical and military notes and details concerning the British Colonies and neighboring regions, along with a large inset map of the Pacific, showing the various French trading routes to the new world from Brest, Nantes, Rochefort, Lisbon and Cadiz.

Excellent Indian & Colonial detail, especially in the Ohio Valley and western Virginia, where a number of early English forts and settlements are noted.

There are also some dates regarding conflicts going back to the French & Indian War in the Ohio Valley.

Obtained from a prominent Dallas, Texas Historical Estate. This map has been professionally linen backed & custom framed between glass in a solid brass frame.

Framed 29-5/8” x 21-3/8”

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