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C1708
To Her Most Scared Majesty Ann Queen of Great Britain, France & Ireland. This Map of Europe.
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First edition of Herman Moll’s spectacular two sheet map of Europe dedicated to Queen Ann, with an elaborated title cartouche at top left and a inset map of the canal built by Peter the Great connecting the Caspian and Black Seas . … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
To Her Most Scared Majesty Ann Queen of Great Britain, France & Ireland. This Map of Europe.
Date:
C1708
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Two sheets joined as issued, folds strengthened, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
960mm
x 583mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1708
Description:
First edition of Herman Moll’s spectacular two sheet map of Europe dedicated to Queen Ann, with an elaborated title cartouche at top left and a inset map of the canal built by Peter the Great connecting the Caspian and Black Seas . The cartouche comprises a portrait of Queen Ann within a circular laurel wreath atop of the title which has four figures representing the four continents either side and the Royal Crest at bottom. At top right is a scale of distances and at lower left the publication details; Printed for H. Moll D. Midwinter at ye 3 Crowns in St. Pauls Church and T. Bowles Print & Mapseller next to the Chapter house in St. Pauls Church Yard 1708
Later issues of this map are dedicated to Queen Caroline Queen consort between 1727-1737 and with her portrait replacing Queen Ann’s.
From Moll’s, A Catalogue of a New and Complete set of Twenty-five Two-Sheet Maps.
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.
