File:The Island of Jamaica RMG D3876 1.tiff
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Craskell, Thomas; Jean Fournier; Simpson, James |
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English: The Island of JamaicaTwo sheets. Hand col. engr. Medium: Segmented and backed. Scale: 1:230 000 (bar). Additional Places: Caribbean. Contents Note: Key to plantations, anchorages and 'Negro' towns, The title cartouche has symbols of power and wealth, art and science. The scale cartouche depicts monumental steps, Dedication to George, Earl of Halifax. Craskell is stated as 'Engineer', Simpson as 'Surveyor' Mid 18th century map of the Eastern part of Jamaica |
| Date | 1763 |
| Dimensions | Each sheet 95.5 cm x 62 cm |
| Notes | For an analysis of the bias towards geographical coverage when looking at the contents of the collection see tables from the printed (complete) biography of Grenville. This is kept with the red binders as part of the Grenville collection binder (in SOG). |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/542056 |
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | GGCC: 245:11 id number: GREN80/4A previous number: GREN80/4 |
| Collection | Charts and maps |
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