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A New and Accurate Map of the Islands of Cuba; Hispaniola or Santo Domingo, and Porto Rico

 Collection — Box: Small Collections Oversize Box 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: SC 01668

Scope and Contents

Two copper engraved maps on one sheet, hand-colored. The maps' cartouches state they are "drawn from the most approved Maps & Charts and Regulated by Astron[mical] Observations." Includes Bahama Islands, the Windward Passage, the Virgin Islands, island place names, map scale, and compass rose. Bodies of water noted: Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, and Atlantic Ocean.

Dates

  • 1747

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Biographical / Historical

Emanuel Bowen (1693 or 1694-1767) was an English mapmaker and engraver.

Extent

.01 Linear Feet : Some tearing along edges; small piece missing from right bottom corner. Tape on left and right edges.

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased with monies from the J. Lester Hooker Fund

Subjects

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to A New and Accurate Maps of the Islands of Cuba; Hispaniola or Santo Domingo, and Porto Rico
Status
Completed
Author
Mariaelena DiBenigno, SCRC staff
Date
2019-08-20
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
English

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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