A New Map of Great Britain from the Moll Atlas

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Description

Herman Moll began work on “The World Described or, A New and Correct Sett of Maps” in 1707 and continued to work until it was completed in 1717. Originally published as a folio edition, this series took into account all of the known parts of the globe.

This map, Plate XVI, is described in the Atlas’s Index as:

GREAT-BRITAIN, according to the newest and most exat Observations.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of Boundary and Claims Commissions and Arbitrations.

National Archives Identifier: 76034896

Full Citation: A New Map of Great Britain from Moll Atlas; 1709 – 1720; Maps and Related Records Pertaining to the Northeastern Boundary of the United States, ca. 1908 – ca. 1934; Records of Boundary and Claims Commissions and Arbitrations, Record Group 76; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/great-britain-moll-atlas/, April 1, 2026]

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