(North America) A New Map of the North Parts

A New Map of the North Parts of America claimed by France...In the cartographic battle between the French and English over their position and possessions in America, this map was a key volley back at the French after their landmark map of 1718 by Delisle. While Moll acknowledges the great advances of Deslisle, and in a small text is "ready to shew (Deslisle's map) to any Gentleman that desires", he incorporates the first hand information of English settlers in the Carolinas and other first hand accounts to enhance the understanding of the land. And with thanks mentioned to Richard Berisford, Nathaniel Blackmore and Thomas Naire he expands understanding of the area and challenges the French boundary claims, and alerts English settlers to French "Incroachments" into their lands. Also notable along the southeast coast is the territory of "Azilia" roughly in the area of Georgia, amidst the French spreading into the coast, above and below it. In the northeast, the massive Iroquois lands ar