This uncommon lithographed map is a 1826 facsimile of the “Hubbard Map,” the first map ever produced in Colonial America; originally a woodcut by John Foster in 1677 to illustrate William Hubbard’s history of King Philip’s War. The reproduction was created by Moses Swett and printed by Pendleton’s lithograph of Boston. With the 50th anniversary of the signing of the declaration came an intense public interest in colonial history and patriotic heritage, and the map was printed to fulfill an eager market. The image is oriented with west at the top and retains its somewhat crude woodblock style. Settlements are labeled along the Atlantic Coast from New Haven to Pemaquid, with inland features largely confined to ambiguous rivers, trees, and mountains. Of particular interest are the ‘Wine Hills’, the mislabeled White Hills toponym that Swett lifted from the London original. Source.
