File:Novissima et acuratissima Barbados descriptio per Johannem Ogilvium Cosmographum Regium RMG D4733.tiff

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John Ogilby
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English: Novissima et acuratissima Barbados descriptio per Johannem Ogilvium Cosmographum RegiumCopper plate engraving of Barbados by John Ogilby. Graduated for latitude, scale in English miles. Anchorages and rocks are indicated around the coast and rhumb lines cover the entire sheet. Plantations are named and crops are depicted and labelled. There is a scene of enslaved people at work.
Map of Barbados by John Ogilvy, mid 17th Century
Date 1671
date QS:P571,+1671-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions Sheet: 40 cm x 44 cm
Notes This record was added as part of the 2009-2010 pre 1900 charts transcription project.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/545787
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id number: G245:15/44
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Charts and maps

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