Chart of South America, comprehending the West Indies, with the adjacent islands, in the Southern Ocean, and South Sea
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Item Information
- Title:
- Chart of South America, comprehending the West Indies, with the adjacent islands, in the Southern Ocean, and South Sea
- Title (alt.):
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A chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia
- Cartographer:
- Green, John, -1757
- Publisher:
- Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
- Publisher:
- Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
- Date:
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[1768?]
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center - Collection (local):
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Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
- Subjects:
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America--Discovery and Exploration--Maps--Early works to 1800
South America--Maps--Early works to 1800
West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
South Atlantic Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800
- Places:
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South America
West Indies
South America
Atlantic Ocean
- Extent:
- 1 map ; 54 x 61 cm
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Publisher:
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[London] :
Printed for Robert Sayer in Fleet Street and Thomas Jefferys in the Strand
- Scale:
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Scale approximately 1:13,000,000
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Appears in Thomas Jefferys' A general topography of North America and the West Indies. London: Printed for Robert Sayer, 1768.
Prime meridians: London and Ferro.
Relief shown pictorially.
Shows nautical exploration routes.
Includes text, historical and geographical notes, and tables of comparative astronomical observations.
- Identifier:
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4000137_0013
- Call #:
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G1105 .J4 1768
- Barcode:
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30000003761123
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