Barbadoes / surveyed by William Mayo ; engraved and improved by Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King. [1775?]

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Barbadoes / surveyed by William Mayo ; engraved and improved by Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King. [1775?]

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Shows names of landowners and parish boundaries, includes 2 island profiles, lists area of each parish in acres, and includes inset of Bridgetown. Possibly related to Jefferys' manuscripts in the British Museum; cf. J.B. Harley, "The Bankruptcy of Thomas Jefferys" in Imago Mundi v. 20 (1966) p. 40.

1 ms. map ; 606 x 463 mm.

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

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Jefferys, Thomas, -1771

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London engraver, geographer, and publisher. A prolific eighteenth century map publisher who between 1751 and 1768 produced important maps of America and the West Indies as well as large-scale English county maps, Jefferys declared bankruptcy in 1765, but continued his ventures with the assistance of friends. From the description of Letters : [London, Eng.], to the Earl of Morton, 1767 Jan. 17. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38142487 ...

Mayo, William James, 1861-1939

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Graduate of University of Michigan Medical School. From the description of William James Mayo papers, 1937. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418409 ...