File:A PLAN of the HARBOUR and Parts of adjacent on the ISTHMUS of DARIEN where the SCOTCH COMPANY was settled - Justly Watson, 1743 - BL Maps K.Top.124.24.2 (BLL01018640966).jpg
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English: A PLAN of the HARBOUR and Parts of adjacent on the ISTHMUS of DARIEN where the SCOTCH COMPANY was settled. / I. Watson: Engineer: 1743. |
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DescriptionA PLAN of the HARBOUR and Parts of adjacent on the ISTHMUS of DARIEN where the SCOTCH COMPANY was settled - Justly Watson, 1743 - BL Maps K.Top.124.24.2 (BLL01018640966).jpg |
English: A manuscript map of the Scottish settlement in Caledonia Bay (New Caledonia with New Edinburgh and Fort of St. Andrews), in use 1698-1700. The colony was abandoned in 1700 by remaining survivors of malaria (Encyclopædia Britannica). Includes pinpricks. Includes the bay, the settlement, the fort and batteries. Includes trompe-l'œil title vignette. Oriented with South at the top. Paper bears a watermark of a Roman numerical: "IV". Relief shown pictorially and with soundings. |
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Part of King George III's Topographical Collection. Donated to the nation by George IV. Please do not overwrite this file. Any cropped or modified version should be uploaded with a new name and linked in the "
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Draftsman:
creator QS:P170,Q18528217 |
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Map location | Darien scheme / Isthmus of Panama | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Scale | 1:45,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
OpenStreetMap zoom level | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of publication | [England?] : [Justly Watson] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q23308 |
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British Library Maps K.Top.124.24.2 |
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height: 34 cm (13.3 in); width: 49 cm (19.2 in) dimensions QS:P2048,34U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,49U174728 |
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Metadata note InfoField | Initial version of this page based on information from the BL catalogue entry, updated 2017-12-08. Used with permission. Accessed 2018-09-18. |
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