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Relief shown by hachures; depths by soundings.

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Document identity
localId
6t053r289
label
Dominica from an actual survey compleated in the year 1773
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
6t053r289
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Dominica from an actual survey compleated in the year 1773
description
Relief shown by hachures; depths by soundings.
date
["1775"]
year
1775
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006378
creators
Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Dominica--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Dominica
North and Central America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Dominica
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
Printed for Robt. Sayer
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z222j
schema:latitude
15.5
schema:longitude
-61.3333
extent
1 map ; 60 x 46 cm.
notes
Relief shown by hachures; depths by soundings.
Shows settlements, forested areas, hot springs, salt pans, parishes, Carib lands, anchorages, etc.
"Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map and Printseller, no. 53 in Fleet Street, as the Act directs 20 Feby. 1775."
Appears in the author's West-India atlas. London : Robert Sayer and John Bennett, 1783 [i.e. 1788].
Prime meridians: London and Ferro.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
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dcId
6t053r289
type
map
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