Jefferys' Wall Map for the East India Company
Jefferys, Thomas (1719-1771).
The East Indies With The Roads...
Engraved map.
Robert Sayer, 1779.
42" x 54 ½" sheet.
By Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King. MDCCLXVIII. The Second edition. To the directors of the Honble. East India Company, Thos. Jefferys humbly dedicates this map."
Huge four-sheet map of the Indian subcontinent including Ceylon, now called Sri Lanka. Shows topography, river systems, roads and places. Best English map before the Survey of India. Included as Map 25 in Sayer's General Atlas 1790 just prior to the Tippoo Sultan war. Professionally joined.
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Jefferys, Thomas (1719-1771).
The East Indies With The Roads...
Engraved map.
Robert Sayer, 1779.
42" x 54 ½" sheet.
By Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King. MDCCLXVIII. The Second edition. To the directors of the Honble. East India Company, Thos. Jefferys humbly dedicates this map."
Huge four-sheet map of the Indian subcontinent including Ceylon, now called Sri Lanka. Shows topography, river systems, roads and places. Best English map before the Survey of India. Included as Map 25 in Sayer's General Atlas 1790 just prior to the Tippoo Sultan war. Professionally joined.
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