West India Islands, Florida, Texas & Central America
Bowen, Emanuel (1694–1767).
New and Correct Map of North America...
Engraved map.
Robert Sayer, c. 1763.
20 x 45 ½" sheet.
"...divided according to the last treaty of peace at Paris 10th Feb. 1763... corrected from the Original Materials of Govern. Pownall, Member of Parliament." (lower portion only) Docket notations and cork stamp of the Cartographic Depot of the Ministry of Marine, French Empire. Covers the area from lower Baja through Texas (area "Little Known", entire Gulf Coast, mouth of the Mississipi or St. Louis (River)", much Florida detail including "Spanish Fort built 1719", Fort Diego (& British St. George's fort above), St. Augustine, "Southerrn Bounds by charter 1665", southern third of peninsula broken up into islands, C. Biscayne. Detail of all Bahamas, Great Antilles and Caribbean Islands. Includes a 8 x 8" inset "The passage by land to California" by Fr. Kino. that shows Baja and Sea of California with excellent detail of southern Arizona (Pimeria) Sonora Mexico to Cinaolia (sic). Three settlements/missions above St. Francis Xavier du Bac are shown: St. Cosime and St. Augustin near modern Tucson. A large rococo cartouche shows 7 mileage scales, trading paths, portages, falls and salt pits. A long textual notation in the Atlantic concerns the recent 1763 Treaty of Paris. Important historic map showing British ascending after the French & Indian War. Somewhat browned left hand side.
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Bowen, Emanuel (1694–1767).
New and Correct Map of North America...
Engraved map.
Robert Sayer, c. 1763.
20 x 45 ½" sheet.
"...divided according to the last treaty of peace at Paris 10th Feb. 1763... corrected from the Original Materials of Govern. Pownall, Member of Parliament." (lower portion only) Docket notations and cork stamp of the Cartographic Depot of the Ministry of Marine, French Empire. Covers the area from lower Baja through Texas (area "Little Known", entire Gulf Coast, mouth of the Mississipi or St. Louis (River)", much Florida detail including "Spanish Fort built 1719", Fort Diego (& British St. George's fort above), St. Augustine, "Southerrn Bounds by charter 1665", southern third of peninsula broken up into islands, C. Biscayne. Detail of all Bahamas, Great Antilles and Caribbean Islands. Includes a 8 x 8" inset "The passage by land to California" by Fr. Kino. that shows Baja and Sea of California with excellent detail of southern Arizona (Pimeria) Sonora Mexico to Cinaolia (sic). Three settlements/missions above St. Francis Xavier du Bac are shown: St. Cosime and St. Augustin near modern Tucson. A large rococo cartouche shows 7 mileage scales, trading paths, portages, falls and salt pits. A long textual notation in the Atlantic concerns the recent 1763 Treaty of Paris. Important historic map showing British ascending after the French & Indian War. Somewhat browned left hand side.
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