West Indies

Permanent Link:

http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00053082/00001

Material Information

Title:

West Indies

Creator:

Thomson, John, 1777- ( cartographer )
John Thomson and Co ( publisher )
Kirkwood & Sons ( engraver )
Florida History Map Collection

Place of Publication:

[Edinburgh]

Publisher:

Kirkwood & Sons

Publication Date:

1827

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 map : color ; 50.2 x 59.5, on sheet 53.1 x 71.7 cm

Scale:

1440000
Scale approximately 1:1,440,000 ;

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Indians of North America -- Maps ( lcsh )
Maps -- West Indies ( lcsh )
Maps -- Caribbean Area ( lcsh )
Maps -- Southern States ( lcsh )
Indígenas de los Estados Unidos ( qlsp )
Antillas ( qlsp )
Región Caribe ( qlsp )
Estados del Sur (Estados Unidos) ( qlsp )

Genre:

Maps ( aat )
Mapas ( qlsp )

Coordinates:

34.5 x -98.5, 2.5 x -98.5, 2.5 x -58, 34.5 x -58 ( Map Coverage )

Notes

Citation/Reference:

Phillips, 750

General Note:

Copper engraving, hand colored outlines.

General Note:

Relief shown by hachures.

General Note:

Large folio map of the Caribbean showing the southern half of Florida, Bahama islands, Central America, northern South America, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola and the Antilles. It includes both physical and political features, as well as undersea elements, banks, and shoals. Several American Indian tribes in both North and South America are noted.

General Note:

Title in octagon shape with horizontal line shading.

General Note:

"Engraved by Kirkwood & Sons, Edin."--Bottom right margin.

General Note:

"Longitude west from Ferro"--Top. "Longitude west from London"--Bottom.

General Note:

Scale not given, scale derived from degrees of latitude. Geographic coordinates converted to Greenwich.

General Note:

No date or imprint, a later version of Thomson's 1814 edition from atlas. With earlier versions of the map, the imprint appears in the bottom center margin.

General Note:

Appears in: Thomson's New general atlas, 1827 edition.

Record Information

Source Institution:

University of Florida

Holding Location:

UF Map Library

Rights Management:

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Resource Identifier:

35379112 ( ALEPH )
1004513734 ( OCLC )

Classification:

G4390 1827 .T4 ( lcc )

Related Items

Related Item:

New general atlas, consisting of a series of geographical designs.

UFDC Membership

Aggregations:

Digital Library of the Caribbean
World Map Collections
Caribbean Maps
Florida Maps
Caribbean Map Collection
University of Florida
UF Map Library
Cuban Maps