J. Senex. A New Map of America. 1721. European paintings botanical 56 ⅞” x 53” sheet

56 ⅞” x 53” sheet

offering an advanced and influential representation of a region central to global commerce and European ambitions

THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE PRINTED MAP OF COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA Henry Popple's Map of the British Empire in America marks the beginning of a new epoch in the mapping of America

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J. Senex. A New Map of America. 1721. European paintings botanical 56 ⅞” x 53” sheetJ. Senex. A New Map of America. London, 1721. Striking example of John Senex's decorative map of America. Senex's map is curious for several reasons. First, unlike most maps of the period, Senex adds a conjectural Northwest Coastline, which includes a number of islands and several lakes, including Aquinonbock, Lake of Isles, and The Great Lake of Thoago or Thoya. On the coastline, Desolation and Zapozipin Bays appear north of 60 degrees. Two other