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.
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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. |