This is the northwest sheet of the Dutch, four-part, version of Henry Popple's important map of the British Empire in North America published by Covens and Mortier. It covers the Mississippi River valley from just below St. Louis, the Great Lakes, and extends to Hudson Bay. The superb detail includes forests, lakes, bogs, rivers, portages, forts, towns, and Indian villages. The Great Lakes are shown with considerable distortion and several hypothetical lakes are prominently shown. The advertising cartouche at upper left boasts of the map's accuracy and includes a recommendation by the prominent astronomer, Edmund Halley. Popple's map was the most important map that detailed the country before John Mitchell's map of 1755.

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Condition: A

Superb impression with archival tape repairs of minor splits on centerfold, else fine.