A chart of North and South America: including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia.

Includes text, historical and geographical notes, and tables of comparative astronomical observations.; NYPL copy lacks text by Green.; NYPL copy: 6 maps trimmed and mounted on cloth as 1 sheet: hand cl.,123 x 110 cm. folded in slipcase 29 x 17 cm.; Citation/Reference: Stevens & Tree. Comparative cartography, 4; Prime meridians: London and Ferro.; Relief shown pictorially.; Accompanied by J. Green's: Remarks, in support of the new chart of North and South America; in six sheets. 48 p.; 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 and Hudson's Bays -- Chart containing the coasts of California, New Albion, and Russian discoveries to the north & Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, with the British, French, & Spanish settlements in North America, and the West Indies -- Chart containing the greater part of the South Sea to the south of the line, with islands dispersed thro' the same -- Chart of South America, comprehending the West Indies, with the adjacent islands, in the Southern Ocean, and South Sea.; Scale ca. 1:20,000,000 (E 160⁰--E 2⁰/N 82⁰--S 60⁰).; Shows nautical

Date

February 19, 1753

Mapmaker / publisher

Scan by NYPL

Place

North America

Archive

New York Public Library (via Wikimedia Commons)

Type

chart

Original size

6,422 × 4,822 pixels

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