THE BRITISH PROVINCE OF CAROLINA

Herman Moll 1740

27" x 26"

A rare large format map of the Carolinas, from S. Maria Island in the south to Cape Charles in the north, with a large inset showing the area from Edistow Island in the south to the Santee River in the north.The map is extremely detailed for the period, locating dozens of towns, Indian villages, rivers, forts and other places of note. There are English corporations and Indian villages noted in the interior, along with the delineation of several important roads, counties and more. Several notes are added, for example one commemorates the location where “Coll. Barnwell defeated the Indians [1712].”The genesis of the map is quite interesting. The main image is a significantly enlarged and improved version of Hermann Moll’s earlier map of the Carolinas, which appeared in Moll's Atlas Minor and several other publications over about a 30-year period. The size of this map was about 7 x 6 inches. The inset map showing “ye most improved part of Carolina,” is a reduced size version of the inset map which appears on Moll's “Beaver Map.” This inset focuses on the coastal areas which have seen the most British settlements and the structure of their early parishes. In all, the map is a completely unique work, apparently made specifically for David Humphrey’s book on Propagation of the Gospel in the British Colonies in America.The map appeared in David Humphreys’ An Historical Account of the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. Containing their Foundation, Proceedings, and the Success of their Missionaries in the British Colonies, to the Year 1728.