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C1729
The South Part of Africa. and the Island Madagasca…
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Scarce, c.18th hand coloured engraved map of South Africa by Herman Moll, by the most eminent mapmaker in England at the time. From: Moll, H. Atlas minor: or a new and curious set of sixty-two maps, in which are shewn all … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The South Part of Africa. and the Island Madagascar. Here the Portugueze have many Settlements, and all the Trade. By H. Moll Geographer 1729. sic
Date:
C1729
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
274mm
x 200mm
Paper Size:
314mm
x 220mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1729
Description:
Scarce, c.18th hand coloured engraved map of South Africa by Herman Moll, by the most eminent mapmaker in England at the time.
From: Moll, H. Atlas minor: or a new and curious set of sixty-two maps, in which are shewn all the empires, kingdoms, countries, states, in all the known parts of the earth; with their bounds, divisions, chief cities & towns, the whole composed & laid down agreable to modern history.
References:
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 : 585.
Tooley, R. Tooley’s Dictionary of Mapmakers 1979 : p. 444.
Tooley, R.V. Maps and Map-Makers. London 1970 : p. 55.
Shirley, R. Maps in the Atlases of The British Library. London 2004 : T.MOLL-9a.
Collections:
David Rumsey Collection: 5580.000
Yale University Library & Art Gallery: Folio A G 8
Hermann Moll (1678 - 1732)
Moll was a Dutch emigre who came to London about 1680 following the Scanian Wars, he first worked as an engraver for Moses Pitt, later setting up his own business and becoming, after the turn of the century, the foremost map publisher in England. As his fame grew he became a well known figure at in the group of Intelligencia who gathered at Jonathon's Coffee House in Exchange Alley or Change Alley. This narrow alleyway connecting shops and coffeehouses in an old neighbourhood of the City of London, served as a convenient shortcut from the Royal Exchange on Cornhill to the Post Office on Lombard Street. Shops once located in Exchange Alley included ship chandlers, makers of navigation instruments such as telescopes, and goldsmiths from Lombardy in Italy. The coffee houses of Exchange Alley, especially Jonathan's and Garraway's, became an early venue for the lively trading of shares and commodities. Moll was able to obtain crucial information from the lively commercial and intellectual scene in the area. Moll was at the forefront of map making during his working life and his maps reflect his ever inquisitive nature.
