An accurate draught of the Winward Passage from Jamaica, with the French Part of Hispaniola : Humbly dedicated by permission of the Admiralty / Robert Bishop

By: Producer: [1761]Description: 2 maps : black and white ; 50 x 71 cm ; 50 x 70 cmContent type:
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • sheet
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Other classification:
  • 723.5 gmf 1761
Scope and content: The first map includes: French Keys, Mayaguana, Great Corcos, Corcos Key, Little Crows, Turks Islands, little Heaneago, Atwoods Key, Acklins Key, Crooked Island, Long Key, Bird Rock, Rum Key, Little Island, Part of Long Island, Mireprovois, Hogsties, and a close up view of Jamaica naming places around the island. The second map shows a little piece of Jamaica that was left off the first map, and then differently, part of the island of Jamaica, part of the French and Spanish part of Hispaniola. It also names places around the French part of Hispaniola.
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Maps Maps National Library of Jamaica Jamaican Special Collection Floor 723.5 gmf 1761 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 1000009121095
Maps Maps National Library of Jamaica Jamaican Special Collection Floor 723.5 gmf 1761 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 1000009121101

Level 2 deterioration.

The first map includes: French Keys, Mayaguana, Great Corcos, Corcos Key, Little Crows, Turks Islands, little Heaneago, Atwoods Key, Acklins Key, Crooked Island, Long Key, Bird Rock, Rum Key, Little Island, Part of Long Island, Mireprovois, Hogsties, and a close up view of Jamaica naming places around the island.

The second map shows a little piece of Jamaica that was left off the first map, and then differently, part of the island of Jamaica, part of the French and Spanish part of Hispaniola. It also names places around the French part of Hispaniola.

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