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JEFFERYS, Thomas (c. 1719-1771). [Sheets 3 & 4 from:] A Chart of North and South America.... London: Robert Sayer & John Bennett, ca 1775.
Estimate: $600-$800
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$800
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The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part II
Location
Cincinnati
Description

JEFFERYS, Thomas (c. 1719-1771). [Sheets 3 & 4 from:] A Chart of North and South America.... London: Robert Sayer & John Bennett, ca 1775.


Engraved map of North America and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans on two sheets, comprising sheets 3 and 4 of Jeffereys' 6-sheet map of the Americas. Sheet 3: Chart containing the Coasts of California, New Albion, and Russian Discoveries to the North; with the Peninsula of Kamschatka, in Asia, opposite thereto; and Islands, dispersed over the Pacific Ocean, to the North of the Line. Sheet 4: North America and the West Indies with the opposite Coasts of Europe and Africa. Visible area 21 1/4 x 45 in. (540 x 1143 mm). Framed (unexamined out of frame). 

Fourth State, published by R. Sayer and J. Bennett and dated 10 June 1775. Jefferys published several important maps of the Colonies, including the Fry Jefferson map of Virginia, and Braddock Meade's map of New England. Sayer and Bennett would later publish these maps in The American Atlas. Ristow pp. 31-32; Schwartz & Erhrenberg, p.158-59; Stevens & Tree #4-Sheet III & IV (d).

together with SAYER, Robert (1725-1794). Engraved Map of Central America. 21 1/2 x 47 1/2 inches.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Framed: 25 1/4 x 49 1/4 inches.