Detail View: JCB Map Collection: A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the Provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the Colonies of Connecticut 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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Accession Number:
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32632
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File Name:
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32632-000
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Call number:
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Shelf Cc775 /1
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Map title:
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A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the Provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the Colonies of Connecticut 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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Place of Publication:
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London
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Publisher:
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Thomas Jefferys near Charing Cross
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Publication date:
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November 29th, 1774
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Map size height:
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105 cm.
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Map size width:
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100 cm.
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Item description:
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Engraved map on 2 sheets, colored
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Geographical description:
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Map of the northeastern coast of North America. Inset at bottom center: A plan of Boston Harbor from an accurate survey. Decorative cartouche includes scene of Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock. Inset at bottom center: A plan of Boston Harbor from an accurate survey. Inset at upper left: A plan of the Town of Boston.
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Cartobibliographic notes:
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Revised state of the plate; imprint altered. This copy divided into 24 sections and mounted on cloth. Folded with ms. title, "Nouvelle Angleterre," pasted on outside. In box with title Nlle. Angleterre Nlle. York Nlle. Jersey). While Jefferys published the map, it is attributed to Braddock Mead, ca. 1685-1757, whose alias was John Green.
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References:
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Stevens & Tree, no. 33(e); Phillips, Maps:470; Phillips, Atlases 1165; WLCL 2:71; BMPM 10/475
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Geographic Area:
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North America
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Scale 1:
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450,000
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Normalized date:
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1774
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LC bibliographic number:
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b53846795
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Creator:
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Green, John, d. 1757
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Creator:
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Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771
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