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Collection:
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
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10960
ACCESSION_NO
10960
Accession number
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Record number:
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10960
RECORD_NUMBER
10960
Record number
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JCB call number:
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Cabinet En68 ViN74
JCB_CALL_NO
Cabinet En68 ViN74
JCB call number
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Image title:
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Nova Designatio Insulae Jamaicae ex Antillanis Americae Septentrion. non postremae Secundum Gubernationes ...
IMAGE_TITLE
Nova Designatio Insulae Jamaicae ex Antillanis Americae Septentrion. non postremae Secundum Gubernationes ...
Image title
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Place image published:
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Augustae Vindel. [Augsburg]
PLACE_IMAGE_PUBLISHE D
Augustae Vindel. [Augsburg]
Place image published
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Image publisher:
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Matthaeo Seuttero [Matthäus Seutter]
IMAGE_PUBLISHER
Matthaeo Seuttero [Matthäus Seutter]
Image publisher
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Image date:
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1744
IMAGE_DATE
1744
Image date
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Image function:
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separate map
Image_Function
separate map
Image function
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Technique:
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engraving, hand coloring
Technique
engraving, hand coloring
Technique
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Image dimension height:
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49.1 cm.
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_hei ght
49.1 cm.
Image dimension height
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Image dimension width:
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56.3 cm.
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_wid th
56.3 cm.
Image dimension width
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Page dimension height:
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55.7 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_heig ht
55.7 cm.
Page dimension height
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Page dimension width:
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63.6 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_widt h
63.6 cm.
Page dimension width
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Materials medium:
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ink, colors
MATERIALS_medium
ink, colors
Materials medium
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Materials support:
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paper
MATERIALS_support
paper
Materials support
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Inscription:
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u.r.: No. 7
Inscription
u.r.: No. 7
Inscription
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Languages:
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Latin
Languages
Latin
Languages
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Description:
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Map of Jamaica. Cartographic elements include sea banks or shoals, compass rose, scales, degrees of longitude and latitude, precinct divisions, and some topographical details. Decorative cartouche includes mermaid, scene of slaves harvesting sugar cane and making sugar. Also includes slaves preparing food [?], a native American in feathered headdress and garments, coconut palms, and turtles or tortoises.
Description
Map of Jamaica. Cartographic elements include sea banks or shoals, compass rose, scales, degrees of longitude and latitude, precinct divisions, and some topographical details. Decorative cartouche includes mermaid, scene of slaves harvesting sugar cane and making sugar. Also includes slaves preparing food [?], a native American in feathered headdress and garments, coconut palms, and turtles or tortoises.
Description
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notes:
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This map is a close copy of Nicolaes Visscher's map of Jamaica, Amsterdam, ca. 1720. Phillips gives the date of ca. 1744 for it.
NOTES
This map is a close copy of Nicolaes Visscher's map of Jamaica, Amsterdam, ca. 1720. Phillips gives the date of ca. 1744 for it.
notes
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Time Period:
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1651-1700
TIME_PERIOD
1651-1700
Time Period
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities; Flora and fauna; Indigenous peoples; Geography, maps, city views and plans
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities; Flora and fauna; Indigenous peoples; Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
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geographic area:
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Caribbean Islands
geographic_areas
Caribbean Islands
geographic area
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Subject headings:
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Indians of the West Indies; Jamaica--Maps; Sugar--Manufacture and refining--Caribbean area
subject_heads
Indians of the West Indies; Jamaica--Maps; Sugar--Manufacture and refining--Caribbean area
Subject headings
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References:
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Kapp, K, "The Printed Maps of Jamaica," MCC, 42, no. 56; Phillips, P.L. Atlases, 5976, no. 143; British Museum Printed Maps, 8/31; William L. Clements Library 3:326
REFERENCES_
Kapp, K, "The Printed Maps of Jamaica," MCC, 42, no. 56; Phillips, P.L. Atlases, 5976, no. 143; British Museum Printed Maps, 8/31; William L. Clements Library 3:326
References
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1916.
PROVENANCE_or_DONOR
Acquired in 1916.
Provenance/Donor
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
OWNER_and_COPYRIGHT
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
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