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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Item Information

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
Cartographer:
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
Date:
[1763?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
New England--Maps--Early works to 1800
Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Boston (Mass.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
New England (area)
MassachusettsBoston Harbor
MassachusettsSuffolk (county)Boston
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 103 x 99 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[London] : Thos. Jefferys
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:440,000]
Language:
English
Notes:
2nd edition, 1st issue (Stevens & Tree).
2nd state (LC).
Prime meridians: London and Ferro.
Relief shown pictorially.
Insets: A plan of the town of Boston -- A plan of Boston Harbor from an accurate survey [ca. 1:150,000].
Imprint November 29th 1755 but published ca. 1763.
Notes (citation):
Stevens & Tree. Comparative cartography, 33c
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 798
McCorkle, B. New England in early printed maps, 755.19
Identifier:
4000137_0038r
4000137_0039r
4000137_0040r
4000137_0041r
Call #:
G1105 .J4 1768
Barcode:
30000002833573