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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.

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Title

  • 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.

Names

  • Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.

Created / Published

  • [London] Thos. Jefferys, 1755 [i.e. 176-?]

Headings

  • -  New England--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--New England

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:440,000.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Prime meridian: London and Ferro.
  • -  LC copy annotated in ink, east of confluence of Hudson and Albany rivers: "The tide reaches to hereabouts. Douglas."
  • -  Note on inset of Boston indicates that the 10th fire which severely damaged Boston occurred in 1760.
  • -  Includes compilation data and insets of "A plan of the town of Boston" and "A plan of Boston Harbor from an accurate survey," ca. 1:150,000.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 799
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map 104 x 99 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3720 176- .J4

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74692158

Online Format

  • image

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Jefferys, Thomas, -1771. 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. [London Thos. Jefferys, i.e. 176-?, 1760] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/74692158/.

APA citation style:

Jefferys, T. (1760) 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. [London Thos. Jefferys, i.e. 176-?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/74692158/.

MLA citation style:

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771. 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. [London Thos. Jefferys, i.e. 176-?, 1760] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/74692158/>.