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Title
Map of Jamaica ; Barbados
Creator
[Speed, John, 1552?-1629, creator.]
[Speed, John, 1552-1629, cartographer.]
Contributor
Bassett, Thomas, bookseller, publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued
1635
1636
1637
1638
1639
1640
1641
1642
1643
1644
1645
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Maps
Rights Information
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Description
Two maps on one sheet. Kashnor attributes to [John Speed], dates as ca. 1640, and notes, "Locates the precincts and shows many plantations." Cartouche: Crowned frame. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 799. Letterpress description of Barbadoes and Jamaica, pages 47 and 48..
Extent
1 map ; 19 x 51 cm., sheet 42 x 53 cm.
Identifier
093:799
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/15945
Language
English
Subject
Jamaica--Maps--Early works to 1800
Barbados--Maps--Early works to 1800
Time Period
ca. 1640
Place
Caribbean
W 79°
W 76°/N 19°
N 17°
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library

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