Engraved map with hand-coloring. Matted and hinged, sheet 641 x 508 mm, light spotting, contemporary inked numerals in upper right corner. Inset map of Charleston in lower right corner.

FIRST STATE OF THE FIRST MAP OF CAROLINA PUBLISHED OUTSIDE OF ENGLAND. This map is directly derived from the rare 1685 A New Map of Carolina by John Thornton, Robert Morden and Philip Lea, which is considered one of the most important early maps of the Carolinas. All topographical details are identical to those of its antecedent, however most of the place names have been Gallicized. Also, The table of settlers has been omitted in favor of the title caption. The present map was included as part of Mortier's Suite de Neptune François, published in Amsterdam in 1700, and often incorrectly attributed to Nicolas Sanson. Burden II:767; Cummings 120.