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A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of New England containing the Provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire with the Colonies of Conecticut and Rhode Island. This is the lower half of the large-scale and beautifully colored map that was published in two sections in November, 1774 by Thomas Jefferys, "Geographer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales". Its detail and accuracy made it the standard reference during and after the Revolution. A Chart of Boston Harbor appears as a detailed inset. A colorful cartouche shows an Indian conversing with Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. The map contains many family names indicating ownership of real estate throughout the region.
About Thomas Jefferys
Jefferys was the leading British chart and mapmaker of the pre-Revolutionary era and the "Geographer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales". His American Atlas was published posthumously by Robert Sayer from 1774 to 1782. Sayer and his partner, John Bennett, took over Jefferys' business after his death in 1771.
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