"A New & Correct Chart of the Island of Jamaica with its Bays, Harbours, Rocks, Soundings &c.", Mount & Page

This finely engraved map of Jamaica is primarily focused on coastal features with harbors, bays, shoals, anchorages and landmarks all carefully located. It also shows the parishes, towns forts and major topographical features. Trelawny Parish is not shown, but Trelawny Town is noted. The cultivation of sugar cane and coffee made Jamaica one of Britain's most valuable possessions. It was also the site of several major slave uprisings throughout much of the 18th century and the British were constantly harassed by the Maroons, armed bands of freed slaves roaming the countryside.

References: Sellers & Van Ee #1922.

Condition: B+

Issued folded, now flattened with folds and fold intersection damage professionally repaired with a few letters on place names affected. There is some minor offsetting and faint damp stains.