An old coloured map of the British, French and Dutch Colonies on the north-eastern coast in North America that was first published in 1716 by Johan Baptiste Homann for his “Atlas Novus”. The map, which was intended to encourage German immigration to the American colonies, charts the area from south-eastern Canada and the St. Lawrence River in the north-east to the Delaware Bay and Philadelphia in the south-west. It includes all of New England, New York and New Jersey (divided into east and west sections) and part of Pennsylvania. Also identified are Philadelphia, in the form of an oversized grid, Manhattan Island identified as N. Loch and Montreal, shown as the island of Mont Royal . The map, which shows many of the newly created towns and villages along the Atlantic coast, has much less detail in the interior and many more inaccuracies, such as huge Lakes Champlain and Seneca and an oversized Boston harbour. Names of Native American tribes and their territories are displayed throughout the western portion of the map. A large decorative cartouche contains an image of a European colonist exchanging rifles and tools with a Native American for various fauna and furs. Blank verso. Other than some toning and a few nicks and tiny holes to the blank margin and strengthening to the centrefold; the map is a finely coloured example on heavy, stable paper in very good condition. 48.5 cm x 57.5 cm