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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.

Title
A chart of North and South America [cartographic material] : including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia.
Author
Green, John, -1757.
Publication
[London] : Published according to Act of Parliament and printed for Robert Sayer in Fleet Street and Thomas Jefferys in the Strand, [1768?]

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sheet 1CartographicUse in library Map Div. 15-335 sheet 1Schwarzman Building M2 - Map Division Desk Room 117
sheet 2CartographicUse in library Map Div. 15-335 sheet 2Schwarzman Building M2 - Map Division Desk Room 117
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Additional Authors
  • Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794.
  • Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.
  • Green, John, -1757.
Description
1 map on 6 sheets : hand col.; 122 x 114 cm, sheets 60 x 74 cm or smaller.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Early maps.
Note
  • Relief shown pictorially.
  • Shows nautical exploration routes.
  • Attributed to John Green, an alias of Bradock Mead.
  • Prime meridians: London and Ferro.
  • Complete chart made up of six numbered sheets, each with individual title and imprint.
  • Includes text, historical and geographical notes, and tables of comparative astronomical observations.
  • Appears in Thomas Jefferys' A general topography of North America and the West Indies. 1768.
Indexed In (note)
  • Stevens, H.N. "Comparative cartography." In Mapping of America, [compiled by] R.V. Tooley, 41-107
  • List of maps of America in the Library of Congress
  • List of geographical atlases in the Library of Congress
Contents
Sheet 1. Chart containing part of the Icy Sea with the adjacent coast of Asia and America -- Sheet 2. Chart comprizing Greenland with the countries and islands about Baffin's and Hudson's Bays -- Sheet 3. Chart containing the coasts of California, New Albion, and Russian discoveries to the north ... -- Sheet 4. Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, with the British, French, & Spanish settlements in North America, and the West Indies, as also on the coast of Africa -- Sheet 5. Chart containing the greater part of the South Sea to the south of the line, with islands dispersed thro' the same -- Sheet 6. Chart of South America, comprehending the West Indies, with the adjacent islands, in the Southern Ocean, and South Sea.
Call Number
Map Div. 15-335 [Filed with North and South America 1700-1790]
OCLC
588932663
Author
Green, John, -1757.
Title
A chart of North and South America [cartographic material] : including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia.
Imprint
[London] : Published according to Act of Parliament and printed for Robert Sayer in Fleet Street and Thomas Jefferys in the Strand, [1768?]
Cartographic Data
Scale [ca. 1:20,000,000] (E 158°--E 2°/N 82°--S 60°).
Indexed In:
Stevens, H.N. "Comparative cartography." In Mapping of America, [compiled by] R.V. Tooley, 41-107, 4
List of maps of America in the Library of Congress, p. 582
List of geographical atlases in the Library of Congress, 1196, no. 1-6
Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794.
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.
Green, John, -1757. Chart containing part of the Icy Sea with the adjacent coast of Asia and America.
Green, John, -1757. Chart comprizing Greenland with the countries and islands about Baffin's and Hudson's Bays.
Green, John, -1757. Chart containing the coasts of California, New Albion, and Russian discoveries to the north, with the Peninsula of Kamtschatka, in Asia, ooposite thereto; and islands, dispersed over the Pacific Ocean, to the north of the line.
Green, John, -1757. Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, with the British, French, & Spanish settlements in North America, and the West Indies, as also on the coast of Africa.
Green, John, -1757. Chart containing the greater part of the South Sea to the south of the line, with islands dispersed thro' the same.
Green, John, -1757. Chart of South America, comprehending the West Indies, with the adjacent islands, in the Southern Ocean, and South Sea.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-335 [Filed with North and South America 1700-1790]
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