A generall chart of the West Indies -- Barbados [and] Bermudos with inset: St. Michaels or the Bridge Town -- Tobago -- Antego -- St. Christophers -- A new map of the Island of Jamaica with inset: The harour [i.e., harbour] of Port Royall., Except for the general chart and the inset of St. Michaels, each map has a bar scale. The maps of Barbados, Bemudos, Tobago, Antego and St. Christophers also have latitude values. The general chart and the map of Jamaica have latitude and longitude figures in the margins., From Senex's A new general atlas ... London : Printed for Daniel Brown ..., 1721., Includes bar scales in English miles., Mounted on linen. Cross Collection no. 241., and Relief shown pictorially.
Publisher:
s.n.,
Subject (Geographic):
Jamaica--Maps--Early works to 1800 and West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Harris, John, 1667?-1719, engraver and Senex, John, d. 1740. New general atlas
"Publish'd by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 12th May 1794.", Appears in Thomas Kitchin's General atlas, describing the whole universe., Includes table, "The Continent and Islands of America are Divided and Possessed as follows viz.", Inset: The supplement to North America containing the countries adjoining to Baffins & Hudson bays., Joined into two sheets measuring 53.8 x 121.6 cm. and 53.8 x 121.2 cm. Stamped number on top sheet: 60. Stamped number on top sheet: 61. Cross Collection no. 139., Prime meridian: Ferro., Re-issue of John Gibson's map of [1763], 1772, 1777, 1783, and 1786., Relief shown pictorially., Shows the Western Hemisphere with some political borders, tabular information indicates national possessions; cities and rivers., and Title from ornamental cartouche.
Publisher:
Laurie & Whittle,
Subject (Geographic):
America--Maps--Early works to 1800 and West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Gibson, J. (John), Kitchin, Thomas, d. 1784. General atlas describing the whole universe, Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805, and Robert Laurie and James Whittle
"Publish'd by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 12th May 1794.", Appears in Thomas Kitchin's General atlas, describing the whole universe., Copy 2: Joined into two sheets measuring 53.7 x 125.6 cm. and 53.7 x 125.6 cm. Stamped number on sheets: 34. Franklin Collection no. 131 1794 11-12., Includes table, "The Continent and Islands of America are Divided and Possessed as follows viz.", Inset: The supplement to North America containing the countries adjoining to Baffins & Hudson bays., Prime meridian: Ferro., Re-issue of John Gibson's map of [1763], 1772, 1777, 1783, and 1786., Relief shown pictorially., Shows the Western Hemisphere with some political borders, tabular information indicates national possessions; cities and rivers., and Title from ornamental cartouche.
Publisher:
Laurie & Whittle,
Subject (Geographic):
America--Maps--Early works to 1800 and West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Gibson, J. (John), Kitchin, Thomas, d. 1784. General atlas describing the whole universe, Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805, and Robert Laurie and James Whittle
"Publish'd by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 12th May 1794.", Appears in Thomas Kitchin's General atlas, describing the whole universe., Copy 3: Joined into two sheets measuring 54.7 x 123.5 cm. and 54.6 x 123.4 cm. Stamped number on top sheet: 32. Stamped number on top sheet: 33. Franklin Collection no. 131 1794 13-14., Includes table, "The Continent and Islands of America are Divided and Possessed as follows viz.", Inset: The supplement to North America containing the countries adjoining to Baffins & Hudson bays., Prime meridian: Ferro., Re-issue of John Gibson's map of [1763], 1772, 1777, 1783, and 1786., Relief shown pictorially., Shows the Western Hemisphere with some political borders, tabular information indicates national possessions; cities and rivers., and Title from ornamental cartouche.
Publisher:
Laurie & Whittle,
Subject (Geographic):
America--Maps--Early works to 1800 and West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Gibson, J. (John), Kitchin, Thomas, d. 1784. General atlas describing the whole universe, Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805, and Robert Laurie and James Whittle
Cvliacanae, Americae regionis, descriptio, Hispaniolae, Cubae, aliarumque Insularum circumiacientium, delineatio, and Hispaniolae, Cvbae, aliarvmqve Insvlarvm circvmiacientivm, delineatio
Description:
Date based on Koeman; however, this state of the map, on which the Tropic of Capricorn appears, is also cited in Koeman as a correction dated 1592/95. and Top map shows modern province of Culiacan in Mexico. Lower map shows the West Indies, Bahamas, southern Florida and eastern Yucatan.
Publisher:
Christophe Plantin,
Subject (Geographic):
Cuba--Maps--Early works to 1800, Culiacán (Sinaloa, Mexico)--Maps--Early works to 1800, and West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598. Theatrum orbis terrarum and Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589
Cross Collection no. 245., Imperfect: map of Jamaica cut-out. Two maps (Antigua and Barbados)., Includes explanatory notes and index., Relief shown pictorially., Scales in millaria Anglica communia and/or millaria Anglica statuta., and Sheet title in Latin and German. Individual map titles and text in German. Maps in English and German.
Publisher:
Homann Erben,
Subject (Geographic):
Antigua--Maps--Early works to 1800, B, Barbados--Maps--Early works to 1800, Jamaica--Maps--Early works to 1800, Saint Kitts and Nevis--Maps--Early works to 1800, and West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800