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The West-India atlas, or, A compendious description of the West-Indies: illustrated with 40 correct charts and maps, taken from actual surveys. Together with an historical account of the several countries and islands

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
The West-India atlas, or, A compendious description of the West-Indies: illustrated with 40 correct charts and maps, taken from actual surveys. Together with an historical account of the several countries and islands
Additional title: Compendious description of the West-Indies
Names
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771 (Author)
Collection

Atlases, gazetteers, guidebooks and other books

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1775
Place: London
Publisher: R. Sayer and J. Bennett
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. (Atlas cases) (Jefferys, T. West India atlas)
Topics
West Indies
Nautical charts -- West Indies
West Indies -- Description and travel
Genres
Atlases
Books
Notes
Content: Added t.p., engr.: The West Indian atlas; or, A general description of the West Indies.
Physical Description
Extent: Iv, 27 p., 39 maps. 57 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13919463
RLIN/OCLC: 1010254
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 210f9da0-c603-012f-f8e8-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The West-India atlas, or, A compendious description of the West-Indies" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1775. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/210f9da0-c603-012f-f8e8-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The West-India atlas, or, A compendious description of the West-Indies" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/210f9da0-c603-012f-f8e8-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1775). The West-India atlas, or, A compendious description of the West-Indies Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/210f9da0-c603-012f-f8e8-58d385a7bc34

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The West-India atlas, or, A compendious description of the West-Indies