MAP, Mexico, Jefferys/Sayer
Southern Mexico. Jefferys/Sayer, The Coast of New Spain from Neuva Vera Cruz to Triste Island, from The West Indian Atlas, 1775 (dated). Hand Color. An excellent view of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec showing cities, villages, missions, volcanoes, roads and good topography. The map extends to show part of Guatemala. This is one sheet of the 16-sheet map of the West Indies that formed the heart of this important Revolutionary-period atlas. Sheet number BE.9 printed at upper right. This is the rare first edition with "Nueva" misspelled in the title; it was corrected in later editions. This is one sheet of the sixteen-sheet map of the West Indies that first appeared in the West India Atlas during the Revolutionary War.
LITERATURE: Shirley (BL Atlases) M.JEF-4a #15.
Dimensions: 24.9 x 18.5 in
Condition Report: A sharp impression on sturdy paper with a large fleur-de-lis coat of arms watermark, very light soiling, a hint of offsetting, and archivally repaired centerfold separations at top and bottom, only entering map border at bottom. Grade: B+
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Southern Mexico. Jefferys/Sayer, The Coast of New Spain from Neuva Vera Cruz to Triste Island, from The West Indian Atlas, 1775 (dated). Hand Color. An excellent view of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec showing cities, villages, missions, volcanoes, roads and good topography. The map extends to show part of Guatemala. This is one sheet of the 16-sheet map of the West Indies that formed the heart of this important Revolutionary-period atlas. Sheet number BE.9 printed at upper right. This is the rare first edition with "Nueva" misspelled in the title; it was corrected in later editions. This is one sheet of the sixteen-sheet map of the West Indies that first appeared in the West India Atlas during the Revolutionary War.
LITERATURE: Shirley (BL Atlases) M.JEF-4a #15.
Dimensions: 24.9 x 18.5 in
Condition Report: A sharp impression on sturdy paper with a large fleur-de-lis coat of arms watermark, very light soiling, a hint of offsetting, and archivally repaired centerfold separations at top and bottom, only entering map border at bottom. Grade: B+
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