Map, 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

Containers:
Box 40
Creator:
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, Green, John, -1757, and Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
Extent:
1 Sheets
Scope and content:

Detailed hand-colored map of New England, compiled by Braddock Mead (alias John Green) and published by Thomas Jefferys in 1755. Green was an Irish translator, geographer, and editor, as well as one of the most talented British map-makers at mid-century. This map is a George Washington original edition and was part of Washington's personal library.

Language:
English .
Material specific details:
Scale [ca. 1:150,000]. Prime meridians: London and Ferro. Relief shown pictorially.
Physical facet:
1 hand-colored map
Dimensions:
104 x 98 cm
Other descriptive data:

[London] : Thos. Jefferys, 1755

Related material:

LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 797.

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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