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D2006-CMD-438
A NEW & ACCURATE MAP/ of/ BERMUDAS/ or/ SOMMERS ISLANDS,/ AN ACCURATE MAP/ of the ISLAND of/ S.T CHRISTOPHER,/ vulgarly called/ S.T KITS,
D2006-CMD-438

A NEW & ACCURATE MAP/ of/ BERMUDAS/ or/ SOMMERS ISLANDS,/ AN ACCURATE MAP/ of the ISLAND of/ S.T CHRISTOPHER,/ vulgarly called/ S.T KITS,

Date1748
Cartographer Emanuel Bowen (ca. 1694 - 1767)
Engraver Emanuel Bowen (ca. 1694 - 1767)
Publisher Emanuel Bowen (ca. 1694 - 1767)
MediumBlack and white line engraving with period hand color on laid paper
DimensionsOH: 16 3/8" x OW: 20 1/4"; Plate H: 14 1/8" x W: 17 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1995-26
DescriptionThese maps on a single sheet depict Bermuda and St. Kitts.

The cartouche on the map to the left reads: "A NEW & ACCURATE MAP/ of/ BERMUDAS/ or/ SOMMERS ISLANDS,/ taken from an/ Actual Survey;/ wherein the Errors of/ former Charts/ are Corrected./ By Eman. Bowen"

The cartouche on the map to the right reads: "AN ACCURATE MAP/ of the ISLAND of/ S.T CHRISTOPHER,/ vulgarly called/ S.T KITS./ Containing all the/ Towns, Parishes 7 Forts &c./ By Eman. Bowen."