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JEFFERYS, THOMAS. The Natural and Civil History of the French Dominions in North and South America... London: Thomas Jefferys, 1760. First edition, the corrected issue with the additional leaves 129-138*, containing information on the capture of Quebec received after the publication of the first part. Two parts in one volume, contemporary calf, all edges red. 13 3/4 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm); [8], 132, 129-138*, 133-168 pp.; [4], 246 pp. (with mispaginations), with the pasted-on errata slip on p 80 of part II; 18 folding engraved maps and plans, title pages printed in red and black. Binding worn, front board separated, front endpaper detached, slight staining to the upper margins of the first few leaves, mild toning and foxing to the text throughout, some of the maps a bit toned and offset (as usual). Four of the maps have splits without loss ranging from an inch to several inches, and in two instances this separation has occurred along a misfolded section.
Jefferys' important description of Canada and Louisiana, and of the French possessions in the West Indies was published just as the conflict between Britain and France was accelerating, as is recorded by the account of the siege of Quebec that was added in this issue. Geographer to the Prince of Wales, Jefferys produced maps and plans after his own surveys and from existing plans by others, including French geographers. The first part includes detailed plans of Quebec, Montreal, New Orleans and the Siege of Quebec, and the second maps of Guadeloupe, Grenada and 'Martinico' -Martinique. Field 775; Howes J-83; Lande 471; Sabin 35964; Streeter sale I:128.