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A general topography of North America and the West Indies. Being a collection of all the maps, charts, plans, and particular surveys, that have been published of that part of the world, either in Europe or America. Engraved by Tho. Jefferys, geographer to his majesty.

Accession number
PML 198791
Creator
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.
Published
London : Printed for Robert Sayer, in Fleet-street; and Thomas Jefferys, at the corner of St. Martin's Lane in the Strand, MDCCLXVIII [1768].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, about 1905.
Notes
Below imprint: [Price SIX GUINEAS Half Bound.]
Added t.p., in French: Topographie generale de l'Amerique séptentrionale et Indes occidentales ...
English and French.
Description
2 unnumabered leaves, 2 unnumbered leaves, 107 maps (some folded) : engravings (maps) ; 56 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Maps are numbered in top corner, supposedly by Washington. A few of the maps are hand-colored.
Provenance
George Washington (1732-1799), his copy, through inheritance to his nephew: Bushrod Washington (1762-1829), his sale, Washingtoniana, M. Thomas & Sons (Philadelphia), 28 Nov. 1876, lot 101, purchased by Joseph Sabin Sr. (1821-1881), note/description (front pastedown); John Fletcher Hurst (1834-1903), his sale, Anderson, 2 May 1904, lot 12 to George D. Smith; Pierpont Morgan, purchased from Smith, about 1905.
Binding
18th-century, probably English, half calf with marbled paper sides; rebacked/repaired.
Classification
Department