Herman Moll: The Scots Settlement in America called New Caledonia A.D. 1699
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Cartographer:
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Herman Moll
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Title:
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The Scots Settlement in America called New Caledonia A.D. 1699
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Date:
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c. 1755
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Published:
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London
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Width:
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8 inches / 21 cm
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Height:
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10 inches / 26 cm
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Map ref:
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WIND4188
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Description:
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Golden Island and the Bay of Caledonia of the coast of Darien or modern Panama, showing the main Scots settlement of New Edinburgh.
This is a map of the main settlement of the ill-fated Scottish attempt to establish an overseas colony in Central America off the coast of Panama. The short-lived colony was a disaster on all fronts, but its enormous financial losses to investors in Scotland was one of the direct instigators for the Act of Union of 1707. [WIND4188] |