SAYER JEFFREYS MAP CHART OF ST LAURENCE/ LAWRENCE 1775 Start Price USD 999.99 Current Price USD 999.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 26, 2008 End Time Wednesday, December 03, 2008 Location halifax, NS See more about 'SAYER JEFFREYS MAP CHART OF ST LAURENCE/ LAWRENCE 1775' Description . FOR AUCTION  WE HAVE THIS FRAMED CHART OF THE ST. LAURENCE / ST LAWRENCE FROM THE THOMAS JEFFREYS' ATLAS MEASURING 231/2 X 37. THIS IS AN EXACT CHART OF THE RIVER ST. LAURENCE FROM FORT FRONTENAC TO THE ISLAND OF ANTICOSTI SHEWING THE SOUNDINGS,ROCKS,SHOALS,&C. WITH VIEWS OF THE LANDS AND ALL NECESSARY INSTRUCTIONS FOR NAVIGATING THAT RIVER TO QUEBEC.ORIGINAL OUTLINE COLOUR WITH SOME MINOR SIGNS OF AGE AND ONE CLEAN SPLIT REPAIRED AT THE CENTER FOLD, BUT ALL OVER A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE. THIS MAP IS FRAMED AND THE BUYER MUST DECIDE WHETHER TO SHIP WITH OR WITH FRAME PROFESSIONALLY PACKED.      AN IMPORTANT LARGE SCALE ENGLISH CHART OF THE ST LAWRENCE RIVER BY NOTED EIGHTEEN CENTURYCARTOGRAPHER THOMAS JEFFREYS. BEGINNING AROUND 1751 JEFFREYS PUBLISHED A SERIES OF HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT MAPS OF THE ENGLISH AMERICAN COLONIES.HE WAS THE GEOGRAPHER TO THE PRINCE OF WALES AND AFTER 1761 TO KING GEORGE III . HE DIED IN 1771 AND IN 1775 HIS SUCESSORS ROBERT SAYER AND JOHN BENNETT RE PUBLISHED THE MAPS AS THE AMERICAN ATLAS.JEFFREYS USED WORK OF JEAN DESHAYES AND THIS REMAINED STANDARD UNTIL JAMES COOK'S SURVEYS IN THE 2ND HALF OF THE CENTURY.JEFFREY'S TRANSLATED DESHAYES' CHART INTO ENGLISH AND UPDATED DEPICTION OF THE RIVER FROM LAKE ONTARIO TO QUEBEC BASED ON D'ANVILLE' 1755 MAP.THE ST LAWRENCE WAS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE IN THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY AND WAS OF GREAT INTEREST TO ENGLAND ESPECIALLY DURING THE TENSIONS LEADING UP TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.. AT THE LEFT IS AN "ACCOUNT OF THE NAVIGATION OF THE ST LAURENCE FROM LAKE ONTARIO TO THE ISLE OF ANTICOSTI GIVEN BY A GENTLEMAN WHO LATELY MADE THE VOYAGE" PLEASE CONTACT ME REGARDING THE SHIPPING COST AS\ I NEED TO QUOTE ON AN INDIVIUAL BASIS ESPECIALLY FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING THERE IS NOT A GREAT MARK UP FOR THE HANDLING I JUST FIND THE NEW SHIPPING CALCULATIONS CONFUSING AND I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THINGS AS SIMPLE AND AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU   THIS IS A MUST FOR THE MAP COLLECTOR, OR A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR ONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN NAUTICAL HISTORY. PLEASE EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS.   Place a Bid!