Guadaloupe, done from actual surveys and observations of the English : whilst the island was in their possession


Guadaloupe, done from actual surveys and observations of the English
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Title:
Guadaloupe, done from actual surveys and observations of the English : whilst the island was in their possession
Creator:
Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771
Name on Item:
with improvements by Thomas Jefferys.
Date:
1775
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Guadeloupe--Maps--Early works to 1800
Marie-Galante (Guadeloupe)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Guadeloupe (territory)
Marie-Galante (island)
Extent:
1 map ; 45 x 60 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : Printed for Robt. Sayer
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:300,000]
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings.
Shows towns, forested areas, anchorages, shoals, churches, forts and batteries, etc.
Includes adjoining islands of La Desirade, Isles de la Petite Terre, Isles des Saintes and Marie-Galante.
"Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map and Printseller, no. 53 in Fleet Street, as the Act directs 20 Feby. 1775."
Prime meridian: Ferro.
Appears in the author's West-India atlas. London : Robert Sayer and John Bennett, 1783 [i.e. 1788].
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Identifier:
06_01_006392
Call #:
G5072 1775 .J44
Barcode:
39999059025393