A chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia Part 1, 1753

Containers:
Drawer 122 : L : 5, Section 4
Creator:
Green, John, -1757, Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, and Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Language:
English.
Extent:
1 Sheets
Scope and content:

Title from sheets 1 and 2. All sheets individually titled. Shows nautical exploration routes. Includes text, historical and geographical notes, and tables of comparative astronomical observations.

Custodial history:

Client reference #250;l WAG #289348

Purchased Sotheby's December 11, 2007.

Physical description:
Fold tear repaired in lower portions of sheets II and IV entering plate mark.
Physical facet:
1 map
Dimensions:
Each approximately 43 x 52 cm.
Material specific details:
Scale [ca. 1:20,000,000]. Prime meridians: London and Ferro. Relief shown pictorially.
Related material:

Cumming, W. British maps of colonial America, 45

Other descriptive data:

[London] : printed for Robert Sayer in Fleet Street and Thomas Jefferys in the Strand, 1753

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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Parent restrictions:
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