Name/Title
MapEntry/Object ID
2002.001.008Description
Hand-colored MapCollection
Historic Charleston Foundation CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2002.001.Source or Donor
Purchase - VariousAcquisition Method
PurchasedCredit Line
Museum Acquisition FundMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Moll, HermanRole
CartographerArtist
Bowles, ThomasRole
Print MakerArtist
Bowles, JohnRole
Print MakerArtist
King, L.Role
Print MakerDate made
1715Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
"A New and Exact Map of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain on Ye Continent of North America" Herman Moll, Cartographer. Printed and sold by Tho. Bowles, John Bowles, and by L. King...London.
Inset: A map of the Improved Part of Carolina with the Settlements &c, by Her. Moll Geographer. To the Honourable WALTER DOWGLASS, Esq...Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
MapNomenclature Primary Object Term
CartographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Walled City, Charleston (S.C.)Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old NumberOther Number
2002.1.8Dimensions
Height
40 inWidth
23-7/8 inDimension Notes
Frame dimensions:
H: 42" W: 26" D: .875"Colors
Color Notes
Distinctions between areas made using blue, red, yellow and green color washes.Location
Location
Room
104Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Room
104Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentMoved By
Sarah FergusonDate
November 3, 2022Location
Room
101BBuilding
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentMoved By
SJDate
July 22, 2004Provenance
Notes
Last Owner: Kennedy Family of Charleston
Descended in the Kennedy Family of Charleston, through the Whaley family.General Notes
Note Type
In-House NoteNote
Notes: Purchased from Alkyon Arts & Antiques, LLP, 120 Meeting Street, Charlestown, SC from Frederic S. LeClercq.
Similar map was sold at Sotheby's, Gunston Hall Plantation Sale, Auction # N07753, 20 January 2002, for $49,625.00 to a private collector. That particular map had more coloring on inset with beavers. Catalog can be found in library in Collection Manager's office.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
April 23, 2003Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
May 1, 2023