1730 Delisle and Covens & Mortier Foundation Antique Map of North America America was engraved by James Newton

was engraved by James Newton (1748-1804) after a painting by Cooks onboard artist John Webber

His re-engraving and publication of John Mitchells famous map of North America A Map of the British and French Dominions in North America in 1778

to discover a Northwest Passage\" and in 1750 published \"Considerations on the Great Advantages which would Arise from the Discovery of the North West Passage\"

which was the basis for the present print

The status of present-day South Carolina is dubious

1730 Delisle and Covens & Mortier Foundation Antique Map of North America America was engraved by James NewtonTitle : L Amerique Septentrionale dressee sur les Observations de Mrs. De L Academie Royale des Sciences & quelques autres & sur les Memoires les plus recens Par G De L Isle A. Amsterdam Chez I Covens & C Mortier Avec Privilege. Ref #: 93501 1 Size: 25 1 2in x 21 1 2in (650mm x 540mm) Date : 1700 (1730) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This is without doubt one of the most important foundation maps, of North America, published in the early