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Map A chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia.

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Title

  • A chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia.

Names

  • Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.
  • Green, John, active 1730-1753.

Created / Published

  • [London] 1753.

Contents

  • Chart containing part of the Icy Sea with the adjacent coast of Asia and America.--Chart comprizing Greenland with the countries and islands about Baffin's and Hudson's Bays.--Chart containing the coasts of California, New Albion, and Russian discoveries to the north...--Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, with the British, French, & Spanish settlements in North America, and the West Indies ...--Chart containing the greater part of the South Sea to the south of the line, with islands dispersed thro' the same.--Chart of South America, comprehending the West Indies, with the adjacent islands, in the Southern Ocean, and South Sea.

Headings

  • -  America--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  America--Discovery and exploration--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  America

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:20,000,000.
  • -  Title from sheets 1 and 2.
  • -  Prime meridian: London and Ferro.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Shows nautical exploration routes.
  • -  "Published according to act of Parliament, Feb. 19, 1753, by T. Jefferys, ... at the corner of St. Martins Lane Charing Cross."
  • -  Includes text, historical and geographical notes, and tables of comparative astronomical observations.
  • -  Accompanied by J. Green's: Remarks, in support of the new chart of North and South America; in six sheets. 48 p.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 100; 651/1; 651/2

Medium

  • 6 maps 54 x 61 cm. or smaller, bound together.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3290 s20000 .J4

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 75692293

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, and John Green. A chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia. [London, 1753] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/75692293/.

APA citation style:

Jefferys, T. & Green, J. (1753) A chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia. [London] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/75692293/.

MLA citation style:

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, and John Green. A chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia. [London, 1753] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/75692293/>.