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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 Conecticut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships: The whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations.

Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[London] Thos. Jefferys, 1774.

NOTES
Scale ca. 1:440,000.

Hand colored.

Prime meridian: London and Ferro.

Relief shown pictorially.

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.

Reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 799-800

Copy 1 LC copy annotation in upper right corner: Scale 7 miles = 1 inch.

Copy 2 LC copy annotated "2" on verso, upper left corner of top sheet; "3" on verso, upper left corner of bottom sheet. On 2 sheets 56 x 104 cm. and 55 x 104 cm.

Copy 3 No. "15" in upper left corner of top sheet and no. "16" in upper left corner of bottom sheet on verso. On 2 sheets 56 x 103 cm. and 55 x 103 cm.

Copy 4 No. "15" on verso, upper left corner.

SUBJECTS
New England--Maps--Early works to 1800.
United States--New England.

RELATED NAMES
Library of Congress. American maps. v. 1, no. 22.
Library of Congress. American maps. v. 6, no. 2-3.

RELATED TITLES
Peter Force map collection ; 93

MEDIUM
col. map 104 x 99 cm.

CALL NUMBER
G3720 1774 .J4 Am. 1-22

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

DIGITAL ID
(Copy 1) g3720 ar080000 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3720.ar080000

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