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MapA chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia. Scale ca. 1:20,000,000. Title from sheets 1 and 2. Prime meridian: London and Ferro. Relief shown pictorially. Shows nautical exploration routes. "Published according to act of Parliament, Feb. 19, 1753, by T. Jefferys, ... at the corner of St. Martins Lane Charing Cross." Includes text, historical and geographical notes, and tables of comparative astronomical observations. Accompanied by J. Green's: Remarks, in support of the…- Contributor: Green, John - Jefferys, Thomas
- Date: 1753-01-01
- Resource: Image - 6
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MapA chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia. Scale ca. 1:20,000,000. Title from sheets 1 and 2. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London and Ferro. Relief shown pictorially. Shows nautical exploration routes. "Published according to act of Parliament, Feb. 19, 1753, by T. Jefferys ... at the corner of St. Martins Lane Charing Cross." Includes text, historical and geographical notes, and tables of comparative astronomical observations. Available also through the Library of Congress…- Contributor: Green, John - Jefferys, Thomas
- Date: 1753-01-01
- Resource: Image - 6
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CollectionGeneral Maps This category includes maps that typically portray the physical environment and a variety of cultural elements for a geographic area at a particular point in time. The maps in this category show a geographic area larger than a city or town and do not display a subject that is part of one of the thematic categories.- Date: 1290
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ArticleGeneral Atlases General Atlases Ortelius Atlas Abraham Ortelius Theatrvm orbis terrarvm. An important part of the Geography and Map Division holdings is its atlas collection, consisting of more than fifty-three thousand atlases. One of the most valuable- Date: 1544