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Title
Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, with the British, French & Spanish Settlements in North America and the West Indies; and also on the Coast of Africa / by Thos. Jeffreys Geographer to His Majesty
Creator
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, cartographer
Contributor
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, publisher
Date Created and/or Issued
1762
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Maps
Rights Information
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Description
This may be Jefferys' copy of John Green's map. It has two overlays, Plate 1 is "Claims of the French in 1756 are colored in yellow." Plate II is "The French Dominions as proposed by M. de Bussy in 1761 are colored yellow and the lands proposed by M. de Bussy to be neutral are colored Green." The main map is designated as Plate III. "The Dominions ceded by France & Spain to Great Britain in 1762 are colored with a feint Red..." Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. MS note: Published Feb. 7 1763.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 map ; hand col. ; 43 x 61 cm., sheet 54 x 69 cm.
Identifier
295814
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/10593
Language
English
Time Period
[1763]
Place
North Atlantic
North Atlantic Ocean
W 100°
E 2°25'/N 60°
N 00°
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library

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