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Map A chart of the Gulf of St. Laurence, composed from a great number of actual surveys and other materials, regulated and connected by astronomical observations.

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Title

  • A chart of the Gulf of St. Laurence, composed from a great number of actual surveys and other materials, regulated and connected by astronomical observations.

Names

  • [Jefferys, Thomas] -1771.
  • Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)

Created / Published

  • London, Printed & sold by Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, 1775.

Headings

  • -  Nautical charts--Saint Lawrence, Gulf of--Early works to 1800
  • -  Saint Lawrence, Gulf of--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Saint Lawrence, Gulf of

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:500,000.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially. Soundings shown in fathoms.
  • -  "Pl. no: XI."
  • -  Three copies: Copy 1, boundaries outlined in yellow, green, brown, and blue. Copy 2, boundaries outlined in brown and blue. Copy 3, boundaries outlined in blue, yellow, and green.
  • -  From the author's The American atlas. 1775.
  • -  Includes listing of "Astronomical observations on which this chart is grounded."
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 257
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map 57 x 50 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3402.S2P5 1775 .J4

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 73697044

Online Format

  • image

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Jefferys, Thomas -1771, and Robert Sayer And John Bennett. A chart of the Gulf of St. Laurence, composed from a great number of actual surveys and other materials, regulated and connected by astronomical observations. London, Printed & sold by Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, 1775. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/73697044/.

APA citation style:

Jefferys, T. -. & Robert Sayer And John Bennett. (1775) A chart of the Gulf of St. Laurence, composed from a great number of actual surveys and other materials, regulated and connected by astronomical observations. London, Printed & sold by Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/73697044/.

MLA citation style:

Jefferys, Thomas -1771, and Robert Sayer And John Bennett. A chart of the Gulf of St. Laurence, composed from a great number of actual surveys and other materials, regulated and connected by astronomical observations. London, Printed & sold by Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, 1775. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/73697044/>.