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Plan of the Island of Dominica Laid down by Actual Survey under the Direction of the Honorable the Commissioners for the Sale of Lands in the Ceded Island by John Byers Chief Surveyor 1776. J Bayly Sculp London

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Title: Plan of the Island of Dominica Laid down by Actual Survey under the Direction of the Honorable the Commissioners for the Sale of Lands in the Ceded Island by John Byers Chief Surveyor 1776. J Bayly Sculp London
Creator: Byers, John, creator
Byers, John, cartographer
Bayly, J
Contributor: Hooper, S. (Samuel), publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued: 1776-11-01
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Maps
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Kashnor notes, "Dedicated to Thomas Shirley, Governor of Dominica, William Stuart, Lieutenant Governor, &c. An exceedingly fine map, very fully detailed, showing the lots intended for sale, with their respective numbers." Prime meridian: London. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: J Whatman . Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 390 13 14 15.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Extent: 1 map : col. ; 156 x 91 cm. on sheet 175 x 94 cm.
Identifier: 105:390 M
420668
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/999
Language: English
Time Period: 1776
Place: Caribbean
Dominica
W 61°/N 15° approx.
Source: Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance: Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, June 7, 1927.

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