Carte Generale de l'Amerique Septentrionale avec les Possessions Angloises dans Cette Partie du Nouveau Monde, Dressee sur la Carte de Pople.

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• ARTIST: Henry Popple

• PUBLISHER: Published by the Crepy family of Paris and Marseille.

• MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving

  DATE: c.1756.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 19 3/4 x 19 1/4" (50.4 x 49 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: The French edition of Henry Popple's key map of 1733. Made as an index to his very large 20-sheet map. This map was initially published separately by Le Rouge in 1742; this edition was made after the Crepy family acquired the plate. The title was changed to reflect the outbreak of the French-Indian War, which occurred in 1756. The map is nicely detailed, with excellent representations of topography and waterways, particularly the Mississippi. However, there is a large and spurious lake that is connected to a tributary of the river. The right side of the map is filled with small inset maps of important cities in the Americas, including Boston, New York, Charleston, St. Augustine, Port Royal, Cartagena, and Porto Bello. A decorative cartouche, describing natives and trading occupies the lower left corner.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: Framed in a burl-wood molding with gilt mat. Overall framed size, 31.25 x 30.5 inches.

• CONDITION: Good condition. Original outline coloring.

• REFERENCE: McCorkle #742.2.

• CATEGORIES: Maps