Map The West-India atlas, or, A compendious description of the West-Indies : illustrated with forty correct charts and maps, taken from actual surveys : together with an historical account of the several countries and islands which compose that part of the world, their discovery, situation, extent, boundaries, product, trade, inhabitants, strength, government, religion, &c. West-Indian atlas, or, A general description of the West Indies / Compendious description of the West-Indies / General description of the West Indies


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Title
The West-India atlas, or, A compendious description of the West-Indies : illustrated with forty correct charts and maps, taken from actual surveys : together with an historical account of the several countries and islands which compose that part of the world, their discovery, situation, extent, boundaries, product, trade, inhabitants, strength, government, religion, &c.
Other Title
West-Indian atlas, or, A general description of the West Indies
Compendious description of the West-Indies
General description of the West Indies
Contributor Names
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.
Created / Published
London : Printed for Robert Sayer and John Bennett ..., 1775.
Subject Headings
-  West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  Nautical charts--West Indies--Early works to 1800
-  West Indies--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
-  West Indies
Notes
-  Dedication signed: Robert Sayer.
-  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1608, 1698, 1735, 1776, 1784, 1858, 1929-1930, 1968, 1982, 1989, 2003, 2022, 2030, 2063, 2070, 2079, 2092, 2114, 2117, 2125, 2131, 2135, 2139, 2143, 2152
-  Phillips, 2699
-  Sabin, 35970
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  LC copy has ink stamp: Library of Congress, 1874.
Medium
[1] folded leaf, [4], iv, [5]-27, [1] p., [39] leaves of plates (36 folded) ; 57 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G1600 .J4 1775
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4900m.gar00006
Library of Congress Control Number
74175045
Online Format
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Description
Dedication signed: Robert Sayer. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1608, 1698, 1735, 1776, 1784, 1858, 1929-1930, 1968, 1982, 1989, 2003, 2022, 2030, 2063, 2070, 2079, 2092, 2114, 2117, 2125, 2131, 2135, 2139, 2143, 2152 Phillips, 2699 Sabin, 35970 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy has ink stamp: Library of Congress, 1874.
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Jefferys, Thomas, -1771. The West-India atlas, or, A compendious description of the West-Indies: illustrated with forty correct charts and maps, taken from actual surveys: together with an historical account of the several countries and islands which compose that part of the world, their discovery, situation, extent, boundaries, product, trade, inhabitants, strength, government, religion, &c. London: Printed for Robert Sayer and John Bennett, 1775. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74175045/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

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Jefferys, T. (1775) The West-India atlas, or, A compendious description of the West-Indies: illustrated with forty correct charts and maps, taken from actual surveys: together with an historical account of the several countries and islands which compose that part of the world, their discovery, situation, extent, boundaries, product, trade, inhabitants, strength, government, religion, &c. London: Printed for Robert Sayer and John Bennett. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74175045/.

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Jefferys, Thomas, -1771. The West-India atlas, or, A compendious description of the West-Indies: illustrated with forty correct charts and maps, taken from actual surveys: together with an historical account of the several countries and islands which compose that part of the world, their discovery, situation, extent, boundaries, product, trade, inhabitants, strength, government, religion, &c. London: Printed for Robert Sayer and John Bennett, 1775. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/74175045/>.