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Appears in Thomas Jefferys' A general topography of North America and the West Indies. London: Printed for Robert Sayer, 1768.

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Document identity
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q524n447t
label
Chart comprizing Greenland with the countries and islands about Baffin's and Hudson's Bays
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obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
q524n447t
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Chart comprizing Greenland with the countries and islands about Baffin's and Hudson's Bays
description
Appears in Thomas Jefferys' A general topography of North America and the West Indies. London: Printed for Robert Sayer, 1768.
date
["[1768?]"]
year
1768
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4000137_0009
creators
Green, John, -1757
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
America--Discovery and Exploration--Maps--Early works to 1800
Baffin Bay--Maps--Early works to 1800
Greenland--Maps--Early works to 1800
North Atlantic Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Atlantic Ocean
Baffin Bay
Greenland
North and Central America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[London]
publisher
Printed for Robert Sayer in Fleet Street and Thomas Jefferys in the Strand
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
72
schema:longitude
-40
extent
1 map ; 52 x 61 cm
notes
Appears in Thomas Jefferys' A general topography of North America and the West Indies. London: Printed for Robert Sayer, 1768.
Prime meridians: London and Ferro.
Relief shown pictorially.
Shows nautical exploration routes.
Includes text, historical and geographical notes, and tables of comparative astronomical observations.
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no
dcId
q524n447t
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map
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