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D2006-CMD-410
A MAP OF/ JAMAICA/ BARBADOS
D2006-CMD-410

A MAP OF/ JAMAICA/ BARBADOS

Date1676
Cartographer John Speed (1552-1629)
Publisher Thomas Bassett (fl. 1659 - 1693)
Publisher Richard Chiswell (1639 - 1711)
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving with period hand color on laid paper
DimensionsOH: 17 1/4" x OW: 21 7/8"; Plate H: 15 1/4" x W: 20"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1968-141,A
DescriptionThese two maps on a single sheet depict Jamaica and Barbados.

JAMAICA:
The cartouche reads: "A MAP OF/ JAMAICA/ Sold by Thomas Basset in Fleet Street, and/ Richard Cheiswell in S.t Pauls Church yard."

The scale reads: "A Scale of English Miles"

BARBADOS:
The cartouch reads: "BARBADOS"

The scale reads: "A Scale of English Miles"