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

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, his...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jefferys, Thomas, -1771., Green, John, active 1730-1753.
Format: Map
Language:English
Published: [London] 1753
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Online Access:http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3290m.gct00395
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Summary: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. 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. Accompanied by J. Green's: Remarks, in support of the new chart of North and South America; in six sheets. 48 p.