Detail View: JCB Map Collection: L'Isle Espangnole sous le nom Indien d'Hayti, ou comme elle étoit possédée par ses habitans naturels lors de la découverte ...
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Accession Number:
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06296
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File Name:
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06296-3
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Call number:
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E730 C478h
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Map title:
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L'Isle Espangnole sous le nom Indien d'Hayti, ou comme elle étoit possédée par ses habitans naturels lors de la découverte ...
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Place of Publication:
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[Paris]
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Publisher:
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[Hippolyte-Louis Guerin]
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Publication date:
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1731
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Map size height:
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20 cm.
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Map size width:
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29.5 cm.
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Item description:
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fold-out engraved map; vol. 1, following p. 60
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Geographical description:
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Map of the island of Hispaniola, or Saint Domingue, which contains present-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Also includes part of Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman islands, and Puerto Rico. Cartographic elements include some topographical detail. Also includes the coat of arms of Christopher Columbus and examples of figures or zemis (idols or devils) found in native American or Taino tombs or graves.
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Source author:
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Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier de, 1682-1761
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Source title:
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Histoire de l'Isle Espagnole ou de S. Domingue ... Tome premier
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Source place:
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A Paris, : chez Hippolyte-Louis Guerin ..., M.DCC.XXXI.
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Geographic Area:
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Caribbean
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Historical notes:
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The map shows the five major pre-Columbian cacicazgos or Taino kingdoms of Hispaniola. Includes illustration of Taino idols.
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Normalized date:
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1731
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Creator:
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Leparmantier
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Creator:
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Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville
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