A chart of Montego Bay on the north west shore of the island of Jamaica [and] Port Antonio on the north east shore of the island of Jamaica

Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: Montego Bay ca. 1: 18 000 (bar), Port Antonio ca. 1: 8 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Variation not shown. Ungraduated. Montego Bay bar scale in nautical miles; Port Antonio bar scale in fathoms. Contents Note: Two plans on one sheet. There is one example of this chart in the collection. Imprint August 20th 1780. Border yellow, land brown, buildings red. Reproduction Note: There is one example of this chart in the collection.

Object Details

ID: HNS175
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet
Date made: 1780
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Plate impression 75 x 53cm.