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Shows the East coast from Labrador to northern Florida, and the interior as far west as the Mississippi Valley.; Relief shown pictorially.; Graphic scales: [2 1/16 in. or 5.3 cm. equal] 60 English marine leagues, 20 to a degree [or, 2 3/4 in. or 7 cm. equal] 280 English miles, 69 1/2 to a degree.; Prime meridians: Ferro and London.; Coordinates printed on map; Ferro at top (W75°--W35°); Greenwich, at bottom (W87°35'--W62°35' [i.e. W92°35'--W52°35' at top)/N50°--N30°.; Text in lower right corner cuts lower part of map off at Florida coast, i.e. at W78° (Ferro W60°).; 16 sections mounted on linen.; Hand-colored.; Includes texts: French incroachments [2 col.] -- English title to their settlements on the continent [3 col.].
Published ... by Thos. Jefferys, Geographer ... near Charing Cross (publisher)
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771. (creator)
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782. (contributor)
1755
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Prime meridian: Isle de Fer.; From an unidentified edition of Histoire Generale Des Voyages, Ou Nouvelle Collection De Toutes Les Relations De Voyages Par Mer Et Par Terre; From L'Histoire general des voyages "Tom. VII, No. 8."; Shows all of Europe, and the northern parts of Africa and Asia.
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772. (creator)
[17--?]
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Relief shown pictorially.; Prime meridian: London.; Includes text.
[publisher not identified] (publisher)
Moll, Herman, -1732. (creator)
1732
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Relief shown pictorially.; Prime meridian not specified; coordinates run from 275 to 300 west to east.; Includes notes throughout the map.; Title supplied by cataloger.
[publisher not identified] (publisher)
Coronelli, Vincenzo, 1650-1718. (creator)
[1691?]
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Shows mountains, rivers and settlements in the southern United States, Mexico and Central America.; Relief shown pictorially.; Cartography by Gastaldi.; From Ptolomaeus' La Geografia. Venice, 1561.; In upper left corner: 640; in upper right corner: 641.; Text on verso with title: Nueva Hispania trentesimaprima tavola nuova.
Gastaldi, Giacomo, approximately 1500-approximately 1565. (creator)
Ptolemy, active 2nd century. (contributor)
1561
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