Detail View: JCB Map Collection: [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
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Accession Number:
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29453
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File Name:
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29453-000
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Call number:
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File Em748 Pl1 & 2
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Map title:
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[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
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Place of Publication:
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London
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Publication date:
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[1748]
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Item description:
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Woodcut map
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Geographical description:
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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, ..."
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Cartobibliographic notes:
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From: London Magazine, 1748, p. 198.
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Geographic Area:
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Caribbean
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Historical notes:
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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.
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Normalized date:
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1748
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LC bibliographic number:
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b53977439
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