Dominia Anglorum in America Septentrionali: Newfoundland, Terra Nova, S. Laurentii Bay, Acadia, nebst einem Theil New Schotland
Cartographer / Artist: Herman Moll / Homann Heirs
Date Created: c. 1740
Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving
Physical Dimensions: Unframed sheet
Geographic Scope: Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
Archive Catalog ID: fp4-img-1919
Provenance: The Dr. Joseph R. Rubini Archive
Collection: Canada
This fine hand-colored copperplate engraved map depicts the British possessions in North America ('Dominia Anglorum in America Septentrionali'), specifically focusing on Newfoundland (Terra Nova), the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Acadia (Nova Scotia), Cape Breton, and eastern Canada. Originally created by the prominent London cartographer Herman Moll ('Mollio edita'), this updated version was re-engraved and reissued in Nuremberg by the celebrated publishing house of the Homann Heirs ('Homannianis Hered.'). The map features a bold top banner in Latin and an inset title box in German detailing the regional coverage. Geographically, the map provides rich detail essential to 18th-century transatlantic commerce and fishery rights. It prominently marks the vital cod fishing grounds including 'The Great Fishing Bank of New Found Land' (Grand Banks), Banquero Bank, Verte Bank, and the treacherous Sholes of Sable Island. Coastal features such as St. John's, Annapolis Royal, Fort Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, Anticosti Island, and the Bay of Fundy are delineated with accuracy, highlighted by vibrant hand-colored regional outlines. Published during a period of fierce Anglo-French territorial disputes in North America prior to the Seven Years' War, maps of this maritime region held immense geopolitical and economic significance. The inclusion of bilingual titles and notes underscores its wide distribution among European scholars, statesmen, and merchants seeking to understand the shifting boundaries of the New World.
Condition: Light paper toning and subtle oxidation appropriate to age, concentrated around the outer margins.. Original outline hand-coloring remains vivid and well-defined.. Minor thumbing and faint foxing near borders, with full margins and neatline intact.




