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Auction 177, Lot 302
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"A Map of the Island of Jamaica, Divided Into Counties and Parishes, for the History of the British West Indies", Edwards, Bryan

Subject: Jamaica

Period: 1794 (dated)

Publication: History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23.9 x 12 inches
60.7 x 30.5 cm
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This uncommon map of Jamaica is divided into eighteen parishes. The map is filled with a vast amount of information including topographical details, parish boundaries, roads, towns, churches, and forts. Along the coastline there are a few safe anchorages and navigational hazards noted. Published by John Stockdale.

References: Kapp (MCC-42) #131; Shirley (BL Atlases) G.EDW-1a #2.

Condition: B+

Issued folding, now flattened on sturdy paper with light foxing and a minor crease at far right. A binding trim at right has been professionally replaced, and an adjacent 1.5" binding tear has been archivally repaired.

Estimate: $180 - $210

Sold for: $130

Closed on 4/29/2020

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