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The American Atlas: or, A Geographical Description of the Whole Continent of America.
London: R. Sayer and J. Bennett, 1776. Folio (550 x 400 mm). 22 engraved maps [as listed below]. Contemporary half calf over marbled-paper boards. Condition : light offsetting as usual, generally clean, condition as noted below; front cover detached, spine cracked and worn, boards worn at extremities. Provenance : Cholmondley Library (bookplate on the front pastedown). the most important atlas devoted to america published at the time of the revolution. List of maps: 1) Braddock Meade. A Chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Published 10 June 1775. Six sheets joined into three. Hand-colored in outline. 2) Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg. The Russian Discoveries. Published 2 March 1775. Double-page sheet. Hand-colored in outline. 3) Thomas Pownall after E. Bowen. A New and Correct Map of North America, with the West India Islands. Published 15 February 1777. Four sheets joined into two. Hand-colored in outline. 4) Thomas Jefferys. North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville, Improved with the English Surveys Made since the Peace. Published 10 June 1775. Double-page sheet. Hand-colored in outline. 5) Samuel Dunn. A Map of the British Empire in North America. Published 10 January 1774. Single sheet. Hand-colored in outline. 6) Thomas Jefferys. An Exact Chart of the River St. Laurence. Published 25 May 1775. Two sheets joined into one. Hand-colored in outline. Printing flaw in the Gulf of Nova Scotia. 7) Sayer & Bennett. A Chart of the Gulf of St. Laurence. Published 25th March 1775. Double-page sheet. Hand-colored in outline. 8) After Holland. A Map of the Island of St. John in the Gulf of St. Laurence. Published 6 April 1775. Double-page sheet. Hand-colored in outline. 9) James Cook & Michael Lane. A General Chart of the Island of Newfoundland. Published 10 May 1775. Double-page sheet. Hand-colored in outline. Short tear in the right margin. 10) After Cook, Chabert and Fleurieu. A Chart of the Banks of Newfoundland. Published 25 March 1775. Double-page sheet. Hand-colored in outline. 11) Thomas Jefferys after Braddock Meade. A New Map of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island. Published 15 June 1775. Double-page sheet. Hand-colored in outline. 12) Braddock Meade. A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of New England. Published 29 November 1774. Four sheets joined into two. Hand-colored in outline, Vermont counties fully colored. 13) Samuel Holland. The Provinces of New York and New Jersey, with Part of Pensilvania. Published 17 August 1776. Two sheets joined into one. Hand-colored and in outline. 14) William Brassier. A Survey of Lake Champlain, including Lake George, Crown Point and St.John. 5 August 1776. Double-page sheet. Hand-colored in outline. 15) After Carver. A New Map of the Province of Quebec. Published 16 February 1776. Double-page sheet. Hand-colored in outline, water elements fully colored. 16) After William Scull. A Map of Pennsylvania Exhibiting not only the Improved Parts of the Province but also its Extensive Frontiers. Published 10 June 1775. Two sheets joined into one. Hand-colored in outline. 17) Joshua Fry & Peter Jefferson. A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of Virginia, containing the Whole Province of Maryland. N. d. Four sheets joined into two. Hand-colored in outline. 18) Henry Mouzon. An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina with their Indian Frontiers. Published 30 May 1775. Four sheets joined into two. Hand-colored in outline. Minor chips along the right edge of the second sheet affecting neat line, as usual. 19) Thomas Jefferys. The Coast of West Florida and Louisiana. Published 20 Feb. 1775. Two sheets joined into one. Hand-colored in outline. Very minor dampstaining in the lower margin. 20) Lt. Ross. Course of the River Mississipi. Published 1 June 1775. Two sheets joined into one. Minor foxing and light dampstaining in the margin. 21) Thomas Jefferys. The Bay of Honduras. Published 20 Feb. 1775. Double-page sheet. Hand-colored in outline. Short tear extending f