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| 1440 |  | Details | Popple, Henry | 1742 |
| Antique plan of Curacao in the Caribbean Sea |
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Popple, Henry |
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| 1742 |
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| $0.00 | Popple--Henry | Antique-plan-of-Curacao-in-the-Caribbean-Sea | SOLD <BR> </BR>
Antique chart fragment ca. 1742 of the island of Curacao in the Caribbean Sea. Noted locations include Cassarts Landing Plaats, Valentyn's bay, Porto Maria, Willemstad, Fort Beekenburg, Fort Collenburg, St. Jeris, and Verse Bay droog. Attractive compass rose and rhumb lines.
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This antique map was originally published by Covens and Mortier in 1742 in "Les Principales Forteresses Ports etc. de L'Amerique Septentrionale" a sheet containing harbor and island maps and plans of the Americas. This map is a fragment trimmed from the larger sheet.
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That sheet of 18 maps and plans of islands and harbors was published by Covens and Mortier to replace Popple's original large map of 20 sheets with a more manageable six-sheet version. Popple's original map was titled: "A Map of the British Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch Settlements adjacent thereto". |
| 1227 |  | Details | Popple, Henry | 1742 |
| Antique chart of Boston Harbor ca. 1742 |
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Popple, Henry |
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| 1742 |
| LOC:0 |
| $0.00 | Popple--Henry | Antique-chart-of-Boston-Harbor-ca--1742 | SOLD
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Antique engraved harbor chart of the coastal areas near <b>Boston, Massachusetts</b>. Contains numerous depth soundings, navigation hazards and marked sand banks and sand bars. Popple identifies by name dozens of islands, peninsulas, rivers, and towns.
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Key features named on the Popple's map of Boston harbor include:
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<ul style="list-style-type: circle;">
<li>A ship channel</li>
<li>Roxbury</li>
<li>Dorchester</li>
<li>Squantum Neck</li>
<li>Hull</li>
<li>Hingham</li>
<li>Charles Town</li>
<li>Hangman's Island</li>
</ul>
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This antique map was originally published by Covens and Mortier in 1742 in "Les Principales Forteresses Ports etc. de L'Amerique Septentrionale" a sheet containing harbor and island maps and plans of the Americas. This map is a fragment trimmed from a large single sheet of 18 maps and plans of islands and harbors was publihed by Covens and Mortier to replace Popple's original large map of 20 sheets with a more manageable six-sheet version. Popple's original map was titled: "A Map of the British Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch Settlements adjacent thereto". |
| 1226 |  | Details | Popple, Henry | 1742 |
| Antique plan of the Harbor of Charleston South Carolina |
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Popple, Henry |
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| 1742 |
| LOC:3 |
| $0.00 | Popple--Henry | Antique-plan-of-the-Harbor-of-Charleston-South-Carolina | SOLD
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Scarce antique copper-plate engraved harbor plan of <b>Charleston</b> ( Charles Town ), South Carolina after Herman Moll. This antique map shows the defensive walls and cannon batteries that surrounded Charleston in the early 18th century. Popple identifies by name more than 20 key locations on the map.
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Key features named on the map include:
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<ul style="list-style-type: circle;">
<li>The Ashley River</li>
<li>Marsh Island</li>
<li>Cooper River</li>
<li>Johnson's Fort</li>
<li>Granville Battery and several other batteries</li>
<li>The Half Moon</li>
<li>Hog Island Creek</li>
<li>Quaker's Meeting Place</li>
</ul>
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Popple's early map Includes named locations of properties and homes of some of the early settlers in the Charleston area including:
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<ul style="list-style-type: circle;">
<li>Gilbertson</li>
<li>Underwood</li>
<li>Stobow</li>
<li>Ferguson</li>
<li>Vandros</li>
<li>Garnets</li>
<li>Johnson</li>
</ul>
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This antique map was originally published by Covens and Mortier in 1742 in "Les Principales Forteresses Ports etc. de L'Amerique Septentrionale" a sheet containing harbor and island maps and plans of the Americas. This map is a fragment trimmed from the larger sheet.
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That sheet of 18 maps and plans of islands and harbors was publihed by Covens and Mortier to replace Popple's original large map of 20 sheets with a more manageable six-sheet version. Popple's original map was titled: "A Map of the British Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch Settlements adjacent thereto". |
| 1442 |  | Details | Popple, Henry | 1742 |
| Antique coastal chart of Havana And Santiago, Cuba |
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Popple, Henry |
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| 1742 |
| LOC:0 |
| $0.00 | Popple--Henry | Antique-coastal-chart-of-Havana-And-Santiago--Cuba | SOLD
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Interesting and uncommon chart fragment with both Havana, Cuba and Santiago de Cuba, the first-largest and second-largest cities on that island.
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This antique map was originally published by Covens and Mortier in 1742 in "Les Principales Forteresses Ports etc. de L'Amerique Septentrionale" a sheet containing harbor and island maps and plans of the Americas. This map is a fragment trimmed from the larger sheet.
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That sheet of 18 maps and plans of islands and harbors was published by Covens and Mortier to replace Popple's original large map of 20 sheets with a more manageable six-sheet version. Popple's original map was titled: "A Map of the British Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch Settlements adjacent thereto". |
| 1225 |  | Details | Popple, Henry | 1742 |
| Antique plan of the Harbor of Portobelo Panama |
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Popple, Henry |
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| 1742 |
| LOC:0 |
| $0.00 | Popple--Henry | Antique-plan-of-the-Harbor-of-Portobelo-Panama | SOLD
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Scarce antique copper-plate engraved harbor plan of Portobelo, <b>Panama</b> (Portobello) after Henry Popple (1733). Popple's chart predates the later charts of Bellin and Bowen who based their geography on Durrell.
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<b>Portobelo</b> was founded in March 1597 as "San Felipe de Portobelo". A military compound, Portobelo belonged to a larger defensive system, including Veracruz (Mexico), Cartagena (Colombia), and Havana (Cuba), to protect the route of commercial trade between the Americas and Spain. Portobelo, where the annual late summer trade fairs were held, was one of the principal Caribbean ports and played a leading role controlling Spain's imperial trade in the Americas. <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/135 " target="_blank"> Source. </a>
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Key features named on the map include:
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<ul style="list-style-type: circle;">
<li>Castilo de St. Goronimo ( San Geronimo Fort ) </li>
<li>Castilo de Fierro ( Actually the Castillo de Hierro or Iron Castle ) </li>
<li>Castilo de la Gloria ( Fort Santiago de Gloria )</li>
<li>Rio de Cascasal (Rio Cascaja)</li>
<li>Savanilla</li>
<li>Ferrelon de Duarte</li>
<li>Ferrelon Negro</li>
</ul>
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This antique map was originally published by Covens and Mortier in 1742 in "Les Principales Forteresses Ports etc. de L'Amerique Septentrionale" a sheet containing harbor and island maps and plans of the Americas. This map is a fragment trimmed from the larger sheet.
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That sheet of 18 maps and plans of islands and harbors was publihed by Covens and Mortier to replace Popple's original large map of 20 sheets with a more manageable six-sheet version. Popple's original map was titled: "A Map of the British Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch Settlements adjacent thereto". With depth soundings, anchorages, and navigation hazards. Notation by engraver at bottom right: I.K. f. |
| 1439 |  | Details | Popple, Henry | 1742 |
| Antique plan Fort-de-France Bay on Martinique, France Caribbean |
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Popple, Henry |
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| 1742 |
| LOC:0 |
| $85.00 | Popple--Henry | Antique-plan-Fort-de-France-Bay-on-Martinique--France-Caribbean | Antique chart fragment ca. 1742 of Baie de Fort-de-France or Fort-de-France Bay on the west side of the Island of Martinique, an overseas region of France. Includes Fort-de-France (Fort Royal). With soundings and sand banks delineated. Key locations named on the map include Flemish Bay, Grand and Petit Islets, Ramieres or Ramiers Ilet, and Cul de Sac au Hay.
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This antique map was originally published by Covens and Mortier in 1742 in "Les Principales Forteresses Ports etc. de L'Amerique Septentrionale" a sheet containing harbor and island maps and plans of the Americas. This map is a fragment trimmed from the larger sheet.
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That sheet of 18 maps and plans of islands and harbors was published by Covens and Mortier to replace Popple's original large map of 20 sheets with a more manageable six-sheet version. Popple's original map was titled: "A Map of the British Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch Settlements adjacent thereto". |
| 1441 |  | Details | Popple, Henry | 1742 |
| Antique coastal chart including Cartagena, Colombia |
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Popple, Henry |
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| 1742 |
| LOC:0 |
| $0.00 | Popple--Henry | Antique-coastal-chart-including-Cartagena--Colombia | SOLD <BR> </BR>
Interesting and uncommon chart fragment of the coast of Colombia, South America in the vicinity of Cartagena (Cartagene). Other noted locations on this small antique chart include Boquilla, Boca Serada, Grand Bara (Isla Grande), Boca Chica, I. de Stesoro, Punta de Gigantes, Bay de Mattanilla. Pasacaballos is located with the notation in Spanish "Estere de Paso Cavallas". Without more knowledge of Colombian history my guess is that the location was known as place near the river's mouth to ford the river with horses.
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This antique map was originally published by Covens and Mortier in 1742 in "Les Principales Forteresses Ports etc. de L'Amerique Septentrionale" a sheet containing harbor and island maps and plans of the Americas. This map is a fragment trimmed from the larger sheet.
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That sheet of 18 maps and plans of islands and harbors was published by Covens and Mortier to replace Popple's original large map of 20 sheets with a more manageable six-sheet version. Popple's original map was titled: "A Map of the British Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch Settlements adjacent thereto". |
| 1355 |  | Details | Popple, Henry | 1742 |
| Antique maps of the islands of Barbados and Antigua. |
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Popple, Henry |
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| 1742 |
| LOC:0 |
| $0.00 | Popple--Henry | Antique-maps-of-the-islands-of-Barbados-and-Antigua- | SOLD
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Two small scarce antique copper-plate engraved maps of the islands <b>Barbados and Antigua</b> in the Caribbean Sea. These two neat maps, are after Henry Popple (1733). Popple's charts predate the later charts of Bellin and Bowen who based their geography on Durrell. Popple's map was titled: "A Map of the British Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch Settlements adjacent thereto".
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This fragment was originally part of a sheet published by Covens and Mortier in 1742 in "Les Principales Forteresses Ports etc. de L'Amerique Septentrionale"; a larger engraved sheet containing harbor and island maps and plans of the Americas. The maps were trimmed from the larger sheet originally containing the two as shown.
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Covens and Mortier published that single sheet of 18 maps and plans of islands and harbors in order to replace Popple's original large map of 20 sheets with a more manageable six-sheet version. |
| 3596 |  | Details | Popple, Henry | 1755 |
| A Map of the British Empire In America |
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Popple, Henry |
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| 1755 |
| LOC:53 |
| $4,200.00 | Popple--Henry | A-Map-of-the-British-Empire-In-America | Beautiful, original hand-colored example of the Covens and Mortier (Dutch) edition of Henry Popple's key map of North America. Made under the auspices of Britain's Lords Commisioners of Trade and Plantations.
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The index sheet or key map for Henry Popple's great 20-sheet map, the most important of its time. According to R.V. Tooley "This was the best and most detailed map issued up to this date [1733]." (Tooley, R.V. Maps and Map Makers. p 114.) Published from Amsterdam in 1741 by Covens and Mortier. An important endorsement by Sir Edmund Halley (famous for the eponymous comet) in the bottom right reads in part: <div class="indenttextblock">" I have see the abovementioned map which as far as I am judge seems to have been laid down with great accuracy and to show the position of the different provinces and islands in that part of the globe more truly than any yet extant." </div>
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In upper left and right hand corners of Popples key map are insets of Niagara Falls, Mexico City, Quebec and New York City. At right is a column of 18 plans of ports, harbors and islands including Boston, Cartagena, Charleston, Bermuda, New York, and Annapolis. The map is richly embellished with a title cartouche featuring Native Americans, monkeys, a crocodile and a scene of European traders. Numerous ships and sea battles are shown throughout the oceans that are hachured and arrows depict current directionality. Engraved by Johannes Condet.
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Popple's personal history is poorly known. McCorkle states <div class="indenttextblock">"… he came from a family whose members had served the Board of Trade and Plantations for three generations, a connection that must have been a factor in his undertaking the map, his only known cartographic work. As Popple had no training or experience as a mapmaker he used available manuscript and printed maps as his sources ... ".</div> |