COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Map Collection
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JCBMAPS~1~1
JCB Map Collection
Collection
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Accession Number:
29453
accession_number
29453
Accession Number
false
File Name:
29453-000
file_name
29453-000
File Name
false
Call number:
File Em748 Pl1 & 2
call_number
File Em748 Pl1 & 2
Call number
false
Map title:
[top] A plan of the town, fort and harbour of St. Louis in the Isle of Hispaniola, or St. Domingo [bottom] A plan of the town and bay of St. Jago, in the Isle of Cuba
map_title
[top] A plan of the town, fort and harbour of St. Louis in the Isle of Hispaniola, or St. Domingo [bottom] A plan of the town and bay of St. Jago, in the Isle of Cuba
Map title
false
Place of Publication:
London
place_of_publication
London
Place of Publication
false
Publication date:
[1748]
publication_date
[1748]
Publication date
false
Item description:
Woodcut map
item_description
Woodcut map
Item description
false
Geographical description:
Two maps on one sheet. [top] Plan of the town, fort, and harbor of Baie de St Louis, Haiti. Heading at top of page "A plan of the town, fort and harbour of St. Louis in the island of St. Domingo, taken by Admiral Knowles, March 8, 1747-8." [bottom] Plan of the town and bay of Saint Jago, Cuba. Below on same page is "A plan of the town and bay of St. Jago, in the Isle of Cuba." On verso, "An account of the produce of the sinking fund in the year 1747, ..."
geographical_description
Two maps on one sheet. [top] Plan of the town, fort, and harbor of Baie de St Louis, Haiti. Heading at top of page "A plan of the town, fort and harbour of St. Louis in the island of St. Domingo, taken by Admiral Knowles, March 8, 1747-8." [bottom] Plan of the town and bay of Saint Jago, Cuba. Below on same page is "A plan of the town and bay of St. Jago, in the Isle of Cuba." On verso, "An account of the produce of the sinking fund in the year 1747, ..."
Geographical description
false
Cartobibliographic notes:
From: London Magazine, 1748, p. 198.
cartobibliographic_notes
From: London Magazine, 1748, p. 198.
Cartobibliographic notes
false
Geographic Area:
Caribbean
geographic_area
Caribbean
Geographic Area
false
Historical notes:
Rear Admiral Charles Knowles attempting to capture Santiago de Cuba was stymied by winds and determined to attach Port Louis instead. Neither targets were secured, however, since the arrival of the British fleet was expected.
historical_notes
Rear Admiral Charles Knowles attempting to capture Santiago de Cuba was stymied by winds and determined to attach Port Louis instead. Neither targets were secured, however, since the arrival of the British fleet was expected.
Historical notes
false
Normalized date:
1748
normalized_date
1748
Normalized date
false
LC bibliographic number:
b53977439
lc_bibliographic_number
b53977439
LC bibliographic number
false