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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

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Thomas Jefferys, "Geographer to King George III", was an English cartographer who was the leading map supplier of his day. He engraved and printed maps for government and other official bodies and produced a wide range of commercial maps and atlases, especially of North America.

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Alternative Title: Compendious description of the West-Indies| General description of the West Indies

Creator/Contributor: Jefferys, Thomas, -1771 (author)

Date Created/Date Issued: 1775-01-01

Owning Repository: Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin

Source Collection Name: Benson Rare Book Collection

Type: rare books| text| atlases| maps

Form/Medium: rare books

Genre: atlases| maps

Extent: [1] folded leaf, iv, [5]-27, [1] pages, [39] leaves of plates (36 folded) ; 57 cm

Language: English

Publisher: Printed for Robert Sayer and John Bennett

Topic: Description and travel| Maps| Nautical Charts

Time Period Covered: 18th century

Place Name: West Indies

General Note: -Title on added engraved title page: West-Indian atlas, or, A general description of the West Indies -Dedication signed: Robert Sayer.

Identifier - UTL DAMS PID: utblac:472c8d90-e530-45ab-85c8-e3cb5d66c8f3

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Primary 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.

Description: Thomas Jefferys, "Geographer to King George III", was an English cartographer who was the leading map supplier of his day. He engraved and printed maps for government and other official bodies and produced a wide range of commercial maps and atlases, especially of North America.

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Date Added: 2021-04-22

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