A map of the most inhabited part of New England : containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of Conecticut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships : the whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations (1774)

Title

A map of the most inhabited part of New England : containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of Conecticut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships : the whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations (1774)

Subject

Map of New England, era of American Revolution

Description

This large, detailed map of New England was compiled by Braddock Mead (alias John Green), and first published by Thomas Jefferys in 1755. Green was an Irish translator, geographer, and editor, as well as one of the most talented British map-makers at mid-century. The map was re-published at the outset of the American Revolution, as it remained the most accurate and detailed survey of New England. Of interest are engraved double lines found beneath certain place-names, including Boston. These lines indicate cities whose longitude had been calculated with the aid of the newly invented marine chronometer. (From Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, BPL)

Creator

Thomas Jefferys and John Green

Source

https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search/commonwealth:x633fb36r

Date

1777, 1755

Contributor

Claire Campbell

Rights

Public

Language

English

Identifier

New England, American Revolution

Coverage

New England, American Revolution, eighteenth century

Files

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Collection

Reference

Thomas Jefferys and John Green, A map of the most inhabited part of New England : containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of Conecticut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships : the whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations (1774), Boston Public Library, 1777, 1755

Cite As

Thomas Jefferys and John Green, “A map of the most inhabited part of New England : containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of Conecticut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships : the whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations (1774),” Mapping History, accessed May 6, 2024, http://maps.omeka.bucknell.edu/items/show/4.