One of the earliest maps of Barbados

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Novissima et Acuratissima Barbados Descriptio.

SKU: 2620 Type:

OGILBY, John
London,
1670
Engraved chart, minor tear just within lower neatline skilfully repaired.
310 by 370mm (12.25 by 14.5 inches).
2620

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The chart identifies Plantation owners, towns, bays, rivers and includes vignettes showing the indigenous crops; including a Cabbage Tree, Indian Corn, Pineapple Tree, Sugar Cane, and a sugar mill.

Published in John Ogilby's America, one of the most influential English works on America published in the 17th Century. ...

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Tooley 3.

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