A Mapp of New England (1675)
Title
A Mapp of New England (1675)
Subject
New England
Description
From Leventhal Map Library:
A foundation in the early history of the mapping of New England, this map is the first printed version of William Reed's original survey of 1665. The survey was commissioned by Massachusetts authorities to support the colonial boundaries as described in the first Massachusetts Charter of 1628. As originally proposed, the northern boundary was located thirty miles north of the Merrimack River, assuming the river followed an east-west course. When it was later discovered that inland the Merrimack River turned north, Massachusetts colonists aggressively claimed lands thirty miles north of the river's source, an area also claimed by New Hampshire. The survey is the earliest to depict the relative position of the Hudson, Connecticut and Merrimack rivers. Also identified on the map are several towns that had beendestroyed by Indians during the early months of King Philip's War.
A foundation in the early history of the mapping of New England, this map is the first printed version of William Reed's original survey of 1665. The survey was commissioned by Massachusetts authorities to support the colonial boundaries as described in the first Massachusetts Charter of 1628. As originally proposed, the northern boundary was located thirty miles north of the Merrimack River, assuming the river followed an east-west course. When it was later discovered that inland the Merrimack River turned north, Massachusetts colonists aggressively claimed lands thirty miles north of the river's source, an area also claimed by New Hampshire. The survey is the earliest to depict the relative position of the Hudson, Connecticut and Merrimack rivers. Also identified on the map are several towns that had beendestroyed by Indians during the early months of King Philip's War.
Creator
John Seller, Hydrographer to the King
Source
Norman B. Leventhal Map Library, BPL https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search/commonwealth:3f462s90h
Date
1675
Coverage
17th century, New England,
Files
Reference
John Seller, Hydrographer to the King, A Mapp of New England (1675), Seller. Appears in author's Atlas maritimus, or, The sea-atlas. London. 1675., 1675
Cite As
John Seller, Hydrographer to the King, “A Mapp of New England (1675),” Mapping History, accessed May 6, 2024, http://maps.omeka.bucknell.edu/items/show/35.