ARTIST: John Ogilby
PUBLISHER: Published by Ogilby, White Fryers, London.
MEDIUM: Copperplate engraving,
DATE: 1671.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 17 x 20 7/8" (432 x 532 mm).
DESCRIPTION: This is the earliest detailed English map of Jamaica. It had a significant influence on subsequent maps. Based on surveys by John Man, Jamaica's surveyor general, Ogilby's map divides the island into named precincts and notes major cities and plantations. A large inset below lists the plantations and indicates whether they produce cocoa, indigo, sugar and/or cotton. On either side is a decorative title cartouche and a mileage cartouche adorned with putti. This is one of the few original maps from Ogilby's "America."
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CONDITION: Good condition with minor repair to centerfold in top margin; traces of original folds.
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