A map of the most inhabited part of New England : containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of Conecticut 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 Conecticut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships : the whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations
Creator: Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, cartographer
Contributor: Green, John, -1757, cartographer.
Published / Created: [1755 or 1759?]
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: Thomas Jefferys
Description: BEIN Roll Map 194: Imperfect: somewhat brittle, chipped, torn in places, with minimal loss of map image. Joined sheets measure 100 x 109 cm. Mounted on linen. In manuscript on verso: Jefferys's Map of New England 1755.
BEIN 2003 Folio 85: Imperfect: 2 sheets wanting (northwest and southwest). No. 18 of 45 maps bound together with binder's spine title: Atlas of America; ms. table of contents. Bookplate: Robinson. Bookplate of Paul Mellon.
First edition, second issue according to Stevens & Tree. Spelled "Conecticut" in title (although Stevens gives spelling as "Connecticut"); "Fort Frederik" inset; and Newport and Providence counties marked in Rhode Island. Reissued circa 1759 according to McCorkle, who identifies Braddock Mead, alias John Green, as the cartographer.
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridian: London and Ferro. Coordinates converted by cataloger to express longitude as measured from the Greenwich meridian.
Scale estimated from horizontal bar scale given in English miles.
"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.
Extent: 1 map on 4 sheets : 99 x 103 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale approximately 1:440,000
Coordinates: (W 74°22ʹ--W 69°00ʹ/N 44°30ʹ--N 40°30ʹ).
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: 2003 Folio 85

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Early works to 1800
Early maps
Early works
Maps
Material: hand colored ;
Resource Type: cartographic image
Subject (Geographic): New England
New England.
United States New England. lcsh
Subject (Topic): Maps
Subjects: New England > Maps > Early works to 1800
New England
Mellon, Paul > Bookplate

Access And Usage Rights

Access: Public
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Identifiers

Catalog Record: 16844973
Object ID (OID): 2040287