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Title
New and Exact Map of the Island of Barbadoes in America, According to an Actual and Accurate Survey made by William Mayo
Creator
Mayo, William
Date Created and/or Issued
1791
1792
1793
1794
1795
1796
1797
1798
1799
1800
1801
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 James Bridges, Duke of Chandos. With inset plan of Bridgetown, prospect of Codrington College, and engraving representing the making of the survey; also statistics of population." See also 093:745M, another copy as engraved by John Senex 1722. Two elaborate cartouches. Submap - A Plan of Bridgetown. A view of Codrington College. View of surveyor with plane table, and native assistants with measuring wheel, surveying pole and chain. . Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: JW Whatman 1794. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-mapsVignettes. Verso Text: Ms notes: 174 4 sheets 23, 24, 25, 26..
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 map ; outline col. ; 46 x 56 cm., sheet 55 x 69 cm.
Identifier
105:174 M
429764
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/10275
Language
English
Time Period
ca. 1796
Place
Caribbean
Barbados
W 59°30'/N 13°15'
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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