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Carington Bowles & Wilkinson; Mynde; Robert Baker
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English: A new and exact map of the island of Antigua in America, according to an actual and accurate survey made inthe years 1746, 1747 & 1748.

Two sheets. Hand col. engr. Medium: Segmented and backed. Scale: 1:34 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Latitude and longitude stated, meridian of London. Additional Places: Caribbean, Leeward Islands. Contents Note: Inset plan of English Harbour. Contains a table of areas of each parish. Dedicated to William Mathew, Governor of the Leeward Islands. Sea area decorated with ships.

Gren79/6 A new and exact map of the island of Antigua in America, according to an actual and accurate survey made inthe years 1746, 1747 & 1748.
Date 1780
date QS:P571,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions Each sheet 109 cm x 62.5 cm
Notes For an analysis of the bias towards geographical coverage when looking at the contents of the collection see tables from the printed (complete) biography of Grenville. This is kept with the red binders as part of the Grenville collection binder (in SOG).
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/542050
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id number: GREN79/6A
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Charts and maps

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