Beschreibung:

An Account of the First Discovery, and Natural History of Florida.... London: T. Jefferys, 1763. viii, [2], 102 pp. Frontispiece folding engraved map of Florida and 6 engraved plans and views. 4to (246 x 197 mm). Period blind-ruled calf rebacked to style. Map with long repaired stub tear and a small stain, endpapers with dampstain, bookplate removed. FIRST EDITION, PUBLISHED DIRECTLY AFTER THE ACQUISITION OF FLORIDA BY GREAT BRITAIN FROM SPAIN. The engravings depict all of Florida, the harbor and settlement of Pensacola, the bay of St. Joseph, the town and harbor of St. Augustine, the bay and island of Mobile, and the Tampa bays. "Jefferys, besides his other labors, edited the notes of Roberts, adding to them this general map, which he states he collected and digested with great care from a number of French and Spanish charts taken from prize ships. Among the several plans in this book is one of St. Augustine and its harbor, showing the depth of water, the site of the sea wall, etc." (Cumming). Church 1046; Clark I:296; Cumming Southeast 334; Howes R348; Sabin 71926; Servies 436; Streeter sale 1181. Acquisition: Siebert sale, Sotheby's New York, Oct 28, 1999, lot 580, $8,625.