Facsimile of Jefferys's Important Revolution-Era American Atlas

[Facsimile] Thomas Jefferys. THE AMERICAN ATLAS: OR, A GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WHOLE CONTINENT OF AMERICA.... London: R. Sayer and J. Bennett, 1776. Published by Amsterdam: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1974. Vol. VI from their Series of Atlases in Facsimile. Hardcover. Original green cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped insignia on the cover, and spine with black cloth labels stamped in gilt. Large folio; xi, [1], with (30) maps, nearly all folding or double-page.

22 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.

From the Estate of Charles E. and Mary Fraser, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Thomas Jefferys (England, ca. 1719-1771) was a cartographer, engraver, and official Geographer for the royal family. The American Atlas, which was published posthumously by Robert Sayer and John Bennet, was one of the most important and frequently used atlases of the American Revolution.

Boards with scuffing and staining, rubbed and bumped corners, light wear at spine ends, and soiling on lower board; minor tears at front and back hinges and slight separation from text block at head; some soiling on edges and endpapers; maps mostly pristine with just a couple that are poorly folded, lightly creased, or with occasional edge wear, and one with minor tear at binding point not impacting map.