"Atlas" title-page engraving
| Author: | Herman Moll (1654–1732) |
Herman Moll (1654–1732) was a Dutch cartographer, engraver, and publisher. In 1678 he moved to London where he worked as an engraver for Moses Pitt. Later, he started his own business as a map publisher and opened a book and map store in London. His works had a high reputation and were much copied by other publishers. H. Moll made friends with some rather interesting people, and these included explorers-buccaneers William Dampier and Woodes Rogers, and the scientist Robert Hooke. H. Moll’s maps were used as illustrations in Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe and Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels.
Herman Moll (1654–1732) was a Dutch cartographer, engraver, and publisher. In 1678 he moved to London where he worked as an engraver for Moses Pitt. Later, he started his own business as a map publisher and opened a book and map store in London. His works had a high reputation and were much copied by other publishers. H. Moll made friends with some rather interesting people, and these included explorers-buccaneers William Dampier and Woodes Rogers, and the scientist Robert Hooke. H. Moll’s maps were used as illustrations in Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe and Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels.
