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John Darby; Seller, John
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English: Novissima et accuratissima insulae Jamaicae descriptioBound sheet. Hand col engr. Scale: [ca. 1:550 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: Borders graduated for latitude. Bar scale in English miles. Additional Places: Jamaica. Contents Note: Contains the seal of the island, the shields of the first four governors, a dedication to Sir Joseph Williamson (secretary of state and an Assistant of the Royal Africa Company), and a table of precincts and settlements. Decorated with crocodiles. A map from 'Atlas Maritimus', or the Sea Atlas; being a book of maritime charts.
PBE6862, Seller Atlas Maritimus, Jamaica
Date 1675
date QS:P571,+1675-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions Printed area 42.5 x 54 cm, on sheet 45 x 55.5cm.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/542866
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