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A chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia

A chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia

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Summary

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 new chart of North and South America; in six sheets. 48 p.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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AACR2: 100; 651/1; 651/2

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Date

01/01/1753
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Location

america
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Source

Library of Congress
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Public Domain

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