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Jamaica (1834)
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Steel engraved 1834 map of Jamaica from the Montgomery Martin's History of the British Colonies Vol. 2 West Indies Counties appearing on the map: Cornwall, Middlesex, and Surrey. Parishes appearing in Cornwall: Hanover, Westmorland, and St. Elizabeth. Cities appearing in Cornwall: Hanover: Lucea, Montego Bay, and Trelawney (?). Westmorland: Savannah la Mer (Savanna-la-Mar), Queen's Town (?), and Blewfields (Bluefields). St. Elizabeth: Accompong Town (Accompong) and Lacovia. Parishes appearing in Middlesex:Trelawney, Manchester, St. Ann, Clarendon, Vere, St. Dorothy, St. John, and St. Catherine. Trelawney: Martha Brea (Martha Brae), Falmouth, and Rio Bueno. Manchester: No Cities. St. Ann: St. Ann's Bay. Clarendon: The Cross (Palmers Cross) and Chapleton (Chapelton). Vere: The Alley (?). St. Dorothy: Old Harbour (?). St. John: No Cities. St. Catherine: Spanish Town. Parishes in Surrey: St. Mary, St. George, Portland, St. Thomas in the East, St. David, and Kingston. St. Mary: Ora Cabessa R & B (Oracabessa) and Scots Hall Town (?). St. George: Anotta Bay (Annotto Bay). Portland: Port Antonio and Moore Town. St. Thomas in the East: Bath, Port Morant, and Morant Bay. St. David: No Cities Kingston: Stony Hill, Halfway Tree (Part of Kingston, Half Way Tree Road), Kingston, and Greenwich (Greewich Town is now part of Kingston). Written on the lower left corner of the map is the following information about the island: Length: 160 miles Breadth: 45 to 50 miles Division-3 Counties-21 Parishes Seat of Govt. Spanish Town Annual Revenue ₤300,000 Do. Maritime Commerce Value: ₤6,000,000 Highest Land: 8,000 Feet Discd. by Columbus: A.D. 1494 Colonized by Spain: A.D. 1509 Captured by England: A.D. 1655 Population: Whites 35,000, Coloured: 450,000 Mapmakers: John Walker, Alexander Walker and Charles Walker, known collectively as J & C Walker (active 1820-95), were engravers, draughtsmen and publishers working through the 19th century.
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