A Chart of North and South America, Including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the Nearest Coasts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Chart Containing Part of the Icy Sea with the Adjacent Coast of Asia and America. Chart Comprizing Greenland with the Countries and Islands About Baffin's Bay and Part of Hudson's Bay. [Original Hand-Coloured 1775 Map Sheet 1 Only].

Fleet Street, London: Robert Sayer & J. Bennett, 1775. Undetermined. very good. First sheet of a three part 1775 map. 20" X 45" (51 X 115 cm). Original map on thick paper which consists of two parts which have been attached at the center. Several verticle creases from being once folded into an atlas. Slight soiling. A few small closed tears at edges. Top left corner trimmed slightly. Hand colouring along outlines of land masses in yellow and green. Copper engraving hand-coloured with water colour. very good A beautiful map with fine detailing. This is the top portion only of a three part atlas map. Printed beneath title above Baffin's Bay is a comparative table showing comparisons of observations of exact geographic locations with dates and names of observers. Printed beneath "Northern Ocean" is a table of "Latitudes observed by Captn. Behring on the Coast of Siberia." Thomas Jefferys (c.a. 1710-1771) was one of the most significant English cartographers of the eighteenth century. Working as an engraver, geographer and publisher, he created some of the most important English and American maps of his day. He was appointed Geographer to Frederick Prince of Wales in 1748 and later served as Geographer to George III. One of his first maps is a "Plan of London and Westminster" (1732). This map is from "The American Atlas". 1775