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Map A map of the most inhabited part of New England : containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of KoneKtikut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships : the whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations.

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Title

  • A map of the most inhabited part of New England : containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of KoneKtikut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships : the whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations.

Names

  • Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, cartographer.

Created / Published

  • [London] : Thos. Jefferys, November 29, 1755.

Headings

  • -  New England--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--New England

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Hand colored counties and townships borders, divided individually in 2 halves, cloth backing.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 797
  • -  Prime meridian: London and Ferro.
  • -  "November 29, 1755 published according to Act by Thos. Jeffreys Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales near Charing Cross."
  • -  Includes compilation data and insets of "Fort Frederik," scale approximately 1:1,680 and "A Plan of Boston Harbor from an Accurate Survey," scale approximately 1:150,000.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • 1 map : hand colored ; 105 x 99 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3720 1755 .J4

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74692155

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, Cartographer. A map of the most inhabited part of New England: containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of KoneKtikut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships: the whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations. [London: Thos. Jefferys, 1755] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/74692155/.

APA citation style:

Jefferys, T. (1755) A map of the most inhabited part of New England: containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of KoneKtikut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships: the whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations. [London: Thos. Jefferys] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74692155/.

MLA citation style:

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, Cartographer. A map of the most inhabited part of New England: containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of KoneKtikut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships: the whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations. [London: Thos. Jefferys, 1755] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/74692155/>.