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Document identity
localId
cj82m4218
label
A generall mapp of the continent and islands which bee adjacent to Jamaica
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82m4218
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A generall mapp of the continent and islands which bee adjacent to Jamaica
description
Relief shown pictorially.
date
["[1688]"]
year
1688
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_010220
creators
Lea, Philip, fl. 1683-1700
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Jamaica--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Jamaica
North and Central America
West Indies
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Jamaica
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
at the Atlas & Hercules in Cheapside at the corner of Fryday Street
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
18.25
schema:longitude
-77.5
extent
2 maps on 1 sheet ; on sheet 52 x 61 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Inset at upper right: The English Empire.
On same plate, below, is "A new mapp of the island of Jamaica," with inset "A new draught of Port Royal by Anthony Williams," [London, 1685].
State 2 according to Burden.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Part of composite portfolio atlas with title "Collection of old maps."
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dcId
cj82m4218
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map
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