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The most profitable commodity produced in the colonies was sugar, and the plantations of Jamaica created a vast amount of wealth for British merchants. Jamaica became the center of the Caribbean sugar trade by the 18th century; however, unlike the mainland colonies, the island never became self-sufficient – it existed only for the production of the crop. This 1780 chart of Montego Bay and Port Antonio shows two areas of the island that were dedicated to the export of raw sugar. Safe navigation of these ports was essential to the continuation of the sugar trade, and Britain made a point to conduct hydrographic surveys of the area, as they did on the mainland.
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7h149x91h
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A chart of Montego Bay on the north west shore of the island of Jamaica
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map
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1
Source metadata
id
7h149x91h
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A chart of Montego Bay on the north west shore of the island of Jamaica
description
The most profitable commodity produced in the colonies was sugar, and the plantations of Jamaica created a vast amount of wealth for British merchants. Jamaica became the center of the Caribbean sugar trade by the 18th century; however, unlike the mainland colonies, the island never became self-sufficient – it existed only for the production of the crop. This 1780 chart of Montego Bay and Port Antonio shows two areas of the island that were dedicated to the export of raw sugar. Safe navigation of these ports was essential to the continuation of the sugar trade, and Britain made a point to conduct hydrographic surveys of the area, as they did on the mainland.
date
["1780"]
year
1780
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_004998
creators
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Maritime Charts and Atlases
subjects
Jamaica--Maps--Early works to 1800
Montego Bay (Jamaica)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Port Antonio (Jamaica)--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Cornwall (county)
Jamaica
Montego Bay
North and Central America
Port Antonio
Portland (county)
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Jamaica
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[London]
publisher
J.F.W. Des Barres
Source extras
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sf268508b
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dn39z222j
schema:latitude
18.25
schema:longitude
-77.5
extent
2 maps on 1 sheet ; 37 x 48 cm and 32 x 48 cm.
notes
Relief shown by shading and hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Appears in the author's Atlantic Neptune. London : [J.F.W. Des Barres], 1777-[1781].
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7h149x91h
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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