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A new & exact map of the island of Barbados in America according to survey made in the years 1717 to 1721 by William Mayo.
Map on 4 sheets. Hand col. engr. Scale: [ca. 1:39 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: North at 270 degrees. Graduated, variation shown. Scale in English miles. Contents Note: Sea decorated with ships, Sheet A: Title cartouche with fruit. flowers, fish and shells. Inset: A plan of the Bridgetown (scale in perches & feet), with a plantation scene featuring a surveyor assisted by two Africans.
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Object Details
| ID: | G245:15/1A |
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| Collection: | Charts and maps |
| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mayo, William; Senex, John |
| Places: | Barbados; Lesser Antilles |
| Date made: | 1722 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Each sheet printed area 47 x 56cm, on sheet 49 x 57cm. |