A Chart of North and South America, Including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest Coasts of Europe, Africa, and Asia

Braddock Mead (aka John Green), James Gordon Bennett, Robert Sayer

Published by London, 1775

About this Item

Sayer-Bennet-Mead s 1775 detailed chart of the Western Hemisphere with Pacific and Arctic routes of exploration. Details Key points: 1. Braddock Mead s A Chart of North and South America… encapsulates the finest qualities of mapmaking in the second half of the 18th century, presenting a remarkable wealth of information. 2. The map was first issued in 1753, and one of its most important features was a repudiation of ideas put forth in an influential 1752 map by French mapmakers De L Isle and Buache. 3. Our issue was published in 1775 and the revisions are a fascinating mix of improved geography (e.g. the great rivers of North America), and new cartographic myths, (e.g. the rendition of Alaska as an island). 4. The map is also interesting from a political perspective, being a bold statement of Great Britain s North American territorial claims the irony of course being that the map was published in the earliest days of the Revolutionary War. Neatline is famous for its detailed and in-depth descriptions. To receive the full description for this listing free of charge, please contact us using the 'ask the seller' function below.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Chart of North and South America, Including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest Coasts of Europe, Africa, and Asia
• Publisher: London
• Publication Date: 1775
• Binding: No Binding
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • wall-map
  • 18th century
  • North America