To His Royal Highness. George Augustus Frederick. Prince of Wales &c. &c. &c. this chart of the West Indies is humbly inscribed by His Royal Highness faithful & obedient servant Joseph Smith Speer, Thos. Bowen sculpt.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > To His Royal Highness. George Augustus Frederick. Prince of Wales &c. &c. &c. this chart of the West Indies is humbly inscribed by His Royal Highness faithful & obedient servant Joseph Smith Speer, Thos. Bowen sculpt.

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Description

Title: To His Royal Highness. George Augustus Frederick. Prince of Wales &c. &c. &c. this chart of the West Indies is humbly inscribed by His Royal Highness faithful & obedient servant Joseph Smith Speer, Thos. Bowen sculpt.
Alternative Title: Chart of the West Indies
Creator: Speer, Joseph Smith
Contributor: Bowen, Thomas, d. 1790
Published / Created: May 20th, 1774.
Publication Place: Westminster :
Publisher: Capt. Speer,
Description: European possessions shown by color.
Includes acknowledgement to Captain Speer by "John Pownall, secry., Plantation Office, Whitehall, January 25, 1774" and "Honorary gold medal."
Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by sou
Sheet measures 75 x 118.2 cm.
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 71 x 117 cm, on sheet 78 x 120 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000].
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: 85 1774A
Container / Volume: BRBL_00637

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: cartographic
Genre: Nautical charts
Resource Type: Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic): Caribbean Area--Maps--Early works to 1800
West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name): Bowen, Thomas, d. 1790

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 8169608
Object ID (OID): 15821860