Collection: Osher Collection

Name: Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, with the British, French, & Spanish Settlements in North America, and the West Indies, as also on the Coast of Africa. By Thos. Jefferys Geographer to His Majesty.

Barcode: 746

Image Number: 746.0001

Creator: Jefferys, Thomas, 1710-1771

From Atlas: No

Publishing Location: London

Notes: Bottom right corner: "Published according to Act of Parliament by T. Jefferys the Corner of St. Martins Lane. Charing Cross."

Brief Description: Map of North and Central America, and showing parts of South America, Africa, and Europe. This is the base map, which includes two overlaying inset maps, showing the colonial holding of Spain, France, and Great Britain in 1762. The map also includes tables of latitude and longitude of selected places with comparison to latitude and longitude on the maps of Bellin and D'Anville and charts and graphs relating the coordinates of various locations.

Physical Description: 1 map: colored

Date/Date Range Produced: 1763

Date/Date Range Published: 1763

Language: English

Region Depicted: AlgeriaAtlantic OceanAzoresBahamasBritish IslesBurkina FasoCanadaCanary IslandsCape VerdeCaribbean regionCentral AmericaColombiaCôte d'IvoireCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorEnglandFranceFrench GuianaGambiaGhanaGreat BritainGreater AntillesGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiIrelandJamaicaLesser AntillesMaliMauritaniaMoroccoNorth AmericaPortugalPuerto RicoScotlandSenegalSierra LeoneSpainSurinameTurtle IslandUnited StatesVenezuelaWalesWest AfricaWest IndiesWestern Sahara

Map Type: GeographicalHistorical mapsPolitical maps

Dimensions: Plate 1 (overleaf): 27 x 33 cm on sheet 27 x 37.5 cm Plate 2 (overleaf): 27 x 33 cm on sheet 27 x 35 cm Plate 3: 48 x 63 cm on sheet 56 x 76.5 cm

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

OCLC: 5405006

Donor: Osher

Subjects: Africa, WestAtlantic OceanCaribbean AreaCentral AmericaColombiaColonial AmericaEcuadorFrench GuianaGuyanaIndigenous peoplesMaps--Early works to 1800Native American tribesNorth AmericaSurinameVenezuela

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/746.0001