The American Atlas or, A Geographical Description of the whole continent of America : wherein are delineated at large, its several regions, countries, states, and islands, and chiefly the British colonies


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Title:
The American Atlas or, A Geographical Description of the whole continent of America : wherein are delineated at large, its several regions, countries, states, and islands, and chiefly the British colonies
Cartographer:
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
Name on Item:
composed from numerous Surveys, several of which were made by Order of Government ; by Major Holland, Lewis Evans, William Scull, Henry Mouzon, Lieut. Ross, J. Cook, Michael Lane, Joseph Gilbert, Gardner, Hillock ; engraved on forty-nine copper-plates, by the Late Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King and others
Date:
1778
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Atlases
Location:
Phillips Academy
Collection (local):
Sidney R. Knafel Map Collection at Phillips Academy, Andover MA
Extent:
1 atlas
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
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Publisher:
London : R. Sayer and Bennett
Language:
English
Notes (object):
Atlas with engraved maps
Identifier:
A&A_Barcode.1313