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
Description:
Boston mapmaking was influential in forming Great Britain's perception of the New England colonies. For example, though William Douglass made his map of New England for local consumption, London publisher Thomas Jefferys targeted the English market by adapting it to illustrate a larger struggle for empire. Using Douglass' map as his primary source, Jefferys made additions based on other colonial surveys and added an inset plan of Fort Saint Frederic, a French "incroachment" on Lake Champlain. This map went through several editions and for over 50 years was the pre-eminent map of New England.
Creator:
Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771
Date:
1755
Format:
Maps
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--New England--Maps--Early works to 1800
New England--Maps--Early works to 1800
Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Fort Albany (N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Canada > Ontario (province) > Fort Albany
New England (area)
Massachusetts > Boston Harbor
Fort Frederick (historical)
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 102 x 97 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cj82kn152
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:
Prime meridians: London and Ferro.
Relief shown pictorially.
Insets: [Fort Frederik] [ca. 1:1,680] -- A plan of Boston Harbor from an accurate survey [ca. 1:150,000].
First edition, second issue with Connecticut spelled Conecticut. Alternate date 1759.
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "Made in Boston" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2013-2014.
Identifier:
06_01_004465
Call #:
G3720 1755 .G7x
Barcode:
39999059006716

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Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library cares for more than a quarter million cartographic and geographic objects, ranging from the fifteenth century to the present, with a global scope and a focus on Boston and New England. Created in 2004 as a private-public partnership between the philanthropist Norman B. Leventhal and the Boston Public Library, the LMEC is located in the McKim Building at the BPL's Central Library in Copley Square. The LMEC features a permanent exhibition gallery and extensive educational, interpretive, and research programs ... more