A Plan of the City of Coventry Surveyed in MDCCXLVIII & IX by Samuel Bradford and...

Thomas Jefferys (*1695 - 1771)
Antique map of Coventry. Printed in London by Thomas Jefferys in 1750.

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Rare and important plan of Coventry by T. Jefferys

A large and detailed plan of Coventry, engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys in 1750 after a survey of Samuel Bradford in 1748 and 1749. Oriented with north to the top of the page, the plan is dedicated by Jefferys to 'His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales'. A title cartouche appears in the upper left corner, one large vignette with a description of the town, 'a view of the Cross', a milage scale and a cartouche centred at the bottom line. With the engraved address of Jefferys: 'Publish'd according to Act of Parliament March 29, 1750. by T. Jefferys ye corner of St. Martins Lane near Charing Cross. London.'

This is first state of the map, printed and published just months after the survey as a separate map. We only could locate a handful of copies of this map in British Libraries.

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CartographerThomas Jefferys
TitleA Plan of the City of Coventry Surveyed in MDCCXLVIII & IX by Samuel Bradford and Engraved by Thos. Jefferys ...
Publisher, YearThomas Jefferys, London, 1750
Plate Size53.1 x 75.3 cm (20.9 x 29.6 inches)
Sheet Size58.3 x 79.5 cm (23.0 x 31.3 inches)

Condition

Evidence of two vertical and one horizontal old folds, a small tear in centrefold backed. Excellent conditions for a separate published map.

Cartographer

Thomas Jefferys was an english cartographer and publisher. He produced one of the finest maps of the time of the West Indies and North America. Jefferys also published english country maps.

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Thomas Jefferys: A Plan of the City of Coventry Surveyed in MDCCXLVIII & IX by Samuel Bradford and Engraved by Thos. Jefferys ....
Antique map of Coventry. Printed in London by Thomas Jefferys in 1750.

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