“The Most Important Map in American History”
“The Most Important Map in American History”
A Map of the British and French Dominions in North America. With the Roads, Distances, Limits, and Extent of the Settlements, Humbly Inscribed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Halifax, And the other Right Honourable The Lords Commissioners for Trade & Plantations, by their Lordships. Most Obliged and very humble Servant Jno, Mitchell.
By MITCHELL, John, 1755
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Mitchell’s map is widely regarded as the most important map in American history. Prepared on the eve of the Seven Years’ War (or French and Indian War), it was the second large format map of North America printed by the British (the first being Henry Popple’s map of 1733), and included the most up to date information of the region: “the result of a uniquely successful solicitation of information from the colonies” (Edney). Over the following two hundred years, it would play a significant role in the resolution of every significant dispute involving the northern border of the then British Colonies and in the definition of the borders
Author: MITCHELL, John
Publication place: [London]
Publisher: Publish’d by the Author Feb 13th 1755 according to the Act of Parliament, and Sold by And. Millar opposite Katharine Street in the Strand
Publication date: 1755.
Physical description: Large engraved wall map on eight sheets joined and mounted on linen, with superb contemporary hand-colour in full, the boundaries extending across the map to the west, indicating manifest destiny.
Dimensions: 1380 by 1960mm. (54.25 by 77.25 inches).
Inventory reference: 15760