Unrecorded State

"Carolina", Moll, Herman

This is an unrecorded state of this very interesting map the Southeast, first published in Moll's Atlas Minor in 1729. The map extends from the mouth of Chesapeake Bay south to The South Bounds of Carolina according to the last Charter, which is in present-day Florida just south of St. Augustine. It extends inland to just west of the Apalaxy R. (Apalachicola River) and north to two battlefields of the Tuscarora War. The map is filled with good detail along the coasts, showing the locations of Indian tribes in the region, as well as several trails and trading routes into the hinterland. Several islands along the coast are identified by name for the first time on a printed map. Moll also shows the Saluda Desert, a remnant of the misconceptions perpetuated by John Lederer. A block of text below the cartouche describes the history of English claims to the region.

In earlier versions of the map, the region of present-day Georgia is labeled Azilla. According to Cumming, the only version of the map to update Azilla to Georgia also had a new title (North and South Carolina, Georgia & Part of E. Florida). The present example represents a transitional state retaining the old Carolina title with Georgia named in the map.

References: Cumming (SE) #206; Mapforum.com #4, Carolinas Checklist #74-#80; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.MOLL-9a #52; Williams & Johnson #8.

Condition: B+

There is light offsetting and some minor foxing along the centerfold.