Antique Map-EUROPE-Jefferys-1750

Subject: Map: 'Europe'. Map of the European continent. With nice title-cartouche and scale.

Condition: Good, given age. Some browning mostly visible near fold. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Engraving on a verge type of hand-laid paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 24.5 x 19.5 cm. The image size is ca. 23 x 18.5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 9.6 x 7.7 inch. The image size is ca. 9.1 x 7.3 inch.

Part Number: 53858

Location: DP-A133-16

Description: Original antique map engraved by Jefferys published ca. 1750.

Artists and Engravers: Thomas Jefferys (c.1719 - 1771), "Geographer to King George III", was an English cartographer who was the leading map supplier of his day. He engraved and printed maps for government and other official bodies and produced a wide range of commercial maps and atlases, especially of North America.