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Source Description
Shows southern United States, Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and northern South America.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
cj82ks831
label
A map of the West-Indies or the islands of America in the North Sea
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82ks831
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A map of the West-Indies or the islands of America in the North Sea
description
Shows southern United States, Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and northern South America.
date
["[1715?]"]
year
1715
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006387
creators
Moll, Herman, d. 1732
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Caribbean Area--Maps--Early works to 1800
West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Spanish Main--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Caribbean Sea
Mexico
North and Central America
West Indies
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Mexico
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[London]
publisher
Printed for Tho. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard and John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
23
schema:longitude
-102
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 57 x 101 cm.
notes
Shows southern United States, Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and northern South America.
Relief shown pictorially.
Insets: The city of Mexico in New Spain -- A draught of ye citty of Cartagena, its harbour & forts -- The bay of Porto Bella -- A draught of the bay & citty of Havanna -- A draught of St. Augustin and its harbour -- La Vera Cruz.
Includes historical notes.
"Sold by H. Moll and by I. King at ye Globe in ye Poultrey near Stocks Market."
"To Wil. Paterson esq; this map of the West-Indies &c. is most humbly dedicated ..."
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
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no
dcId
cj82ks831
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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