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Source Description
Maps: "An accurate map of the islands of Malta Goze & Cuming" ; "An accurate chart of Cape de Verd Islands, being an improvement of Capt. Roberts's draught" ; "A correct map of the island of St. Hellena, belonging to the English East India Company" ; Island of Madera ; "A draught of Table Bay" ; "A plan of the Dutch fort at the Cape of Good Hope" ; "The Bay of Agoa de Saldanha" and "Island of Teneriffe."
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Document identity
localId
wd3765487
label
Particular draughts of some of the chief African Islands in the Mediterranean
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
wd3765487
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Particular draughts of some of the chief African Islands in the Mediterranean
description
Maps: "An accurate map of the islands of Malta Goze & Cuming" ; "An accurate chart of Cape de Verd Islands, being an improvement of Capt. Roberts's draught" ; "A correct map of the island of St. Hellena, belonging to the English East India Company" ; Island of Madera ; "A draught of Table Bay" ; "A plan of the Dutch fort at the Cape of Good Hope" ; "The Bay of Agoa de Saldanha" and "Island of Teneriffe."
date
["[ca. 1750]"]
year
1750
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_002578
creators
Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Malta--Maps--Early works to 1800
Cape Verde--Maps--Early works to 1800
Madeira (Madeira Islands)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Saint Helena--Maps--Early works to 1800
Tenerife (Canary Islands)--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Africa
Canary Islands
Cape Verde
Europe
Madeira
Madeira, Ilha da
Malta
Portugal
Saint Helena
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Spain
Tenerife
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Cape Verde
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
s.n.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
16
schema:longitude
-24
extent
8 maps on 1 sheet ; sheet 35 x 43 cm.
notes
Maps: "An accurate map of the islands of Malta Goze & Cuming" ; "An accurate chart of Cape de Verd Islands, being an improvement of Capt. Roberts's draught" ; "A correct map of the island of St. Hellena, belonging to the English East India Company" ; Island of Madera ; "A draught of Table Bay" ; "A plan of the Dutch fort at the Cape of Good Hope" ; "The Bay of Agoa de Saldanha" and "Island of Teneriffe."
Numbered "N⁰50."
Notes about the islands.
Relief shown pictorially.
Depth shown by soundings.
Cape Verde Islands longitude is measured from Cape Verde.
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no
dcId
wd3765487
type
map
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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38ad7a6ec6fd1e64