{"product_id":"a-map-of-the-island-of-barbados-by-thomas-jefferys","title":"A Map of the Island of Barbados- By Thomas Jefferys","description":"\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCreated By: \u003c\/b\u003eThomas Jefferys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMedium:\u003c\/b\u003e Copperplate engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublish Details:\u003c\/b\u003e London: Griffith Hughes, 1750\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMeasurements: \u003c\/b\u003e28 3\/4 x 21 1\/2 in. (sheet)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConditions:\u003c\/b\u003e Very good condition, fold lines as issued. Small crease in bottom right corner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Jefferys (c. 1719–1771) was among the most accomplished and influential English cartographers of the eighteenth century, celebrated for his detailed maps of North America and the West Indies. Based in London, Jefferys trained under the noted engraver and mapmaker Emanuel Bowen and established himself as a prolific publisher, engraver, and geographer whose work set a high standard for accuracy and craftsmanship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThroughout his career, Jefferys collaborated with several prominent contemporaries, including Thomas Kitchin, with whom he published \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Small English Atlas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1748–49), and Robert Sayer, who later issued many of Jefferys' most important works. Among these were \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA General Topography of North America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1768), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe American Atlas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe North-American Pilot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe West-India Atlas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, publications that became indispensable references during a period of intense colonial expansion and exploration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaps bearing the Jefferys imprint are highly regarded for their precise engraving, historical importance, and enduring decorative appeal. They remain among the most desirable examples of eighteenth-century British cartography, sought after by collectors for their beauty, rarity, and their vivid record of the geography of the colonial world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JCE (WSG)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48807989870746,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/8193\/3210\/files\/MapofBarbadosMat.jpg?v=1784853860","url":"https:\/\/jcegallery.com\/products\/a-map-of-the-island-of-barbados-by-thomas-jefferys","provider":"JCE Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}