A chart of North and South America : including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia : according to the preliminary articles of peace signed at Versailles, 20 Jany. 1783.
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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A chart of North and South America : including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia : according to the preliminary articles of peace signed at Versailles, 20 Jany. 1783.
15825270
Description
- Title
- A chart of North and South America : including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia : according to the preliminary articles of peace signed at Versailles, 20 Jany. 1783.
- Alternative Title
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Chart comprizing Greenland with the countries and islands about Baffins Bay and part of Hudsons Bay.
Chart containing part of the Icy Sea with the adjacent coast of Asia and America.
Chart containing the coasts of California, New Albion, and Russian disco - Contributor
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Green, John, d. 1757
Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm) - Published / Created
- [1783?]
- Publication Place
- [London] :
- Publisher
- Robt. Sayer & J. Bennett,
- Description
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"Publish'd according to act of Parliament, 10 June 1775, by Robt. Sayers & J. Bennett, No. 53 in Fleet Street."
Chart containing part of the Icy Sea with the adjacent coast of Asia and America -- Chart comprizing Greenland with the countries and islands about Baffins Bay and part of Hudsons Bay -- Chart containing the coasts of California, New Albion, and Russian discoveries to the north ... -- North America and the West Indies, with the opposite coasts of Europe and Africa -- Chart containing the greater part of the South Sea to the south of the line, with the islands dispersed thro' the same -- South America with the adjacent islands in the Southern Ocean and South Sea.
Includes text, historical and geographical notes, ill. of ships, and tables of comparative astronomical observations.
Individual sheets marked I-VI below neat line at right.
Possibly from Thomas Jefferys' American atlas.
Prime meridian: London and Ferro.
Relief shown pictorially.
Sheets pasted together to make 3 maps. Sheets measure 55 x 116.5 cm. or smaller. Cross Collection nos. 67 and 136.
Shows nautical exploration routes.
Title from sheets 1 and 2. - Extent
- 1 map on 6 sheets : hand col. ; 41.1 x 109.8 cm. or smaller.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Scale
- Scales differ.
- Coordinates
- a
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- 70 1775
- Container / Volume
- BRBL_00686
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- cartographic
- Genre
- Maps
- Resource Type
- Maps, Atlases & Globes
- Subject (Geographic)
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America--Discovery and exploration--Maps--Early works to 1800
America--Maps--Early works to 1800 - Subject (Name)
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Green, John, d. 1757
Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
- Citation
- Wroth, L.C. Early cartography of the Pacific, p. 225
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 6122135
- Object ID (OID)
- 15825270