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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

Names

  • Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for Robert Sayer and John Bennett ..., 1775.

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

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74175045

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

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. https://www.loc.gov/item/74175045/.

APA citation style:

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/.

MLA citation style:

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, <www.loc.gov/item/74175045/>.