British Possessions on the North West Coast of South America (with) two maps: Island of Trinidad from Government and other Surveys (and) British Guayana according to Sir Robert Schomburgk drawn by Augustus Petermann F.R.G.S. Engraved by G.H. Swanston
Map, 47cm, full color. Maps surrounded by views, and drawings of the people, animals, and flora of the islands. Originally bound as part of an atlas, circa 1872, published by A. Fullarton & Co. , London, Edinburgh & Dublin. Illustrations are captioned: (a) "The red & blue macaw (Guiana)"...
| Order number: |
CWM Map H 1 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
[1872] |
| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| URL: |
https://digital.soas.ac.uk/AA00001533 |
| Order number: |
CWM Map H 1 |
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| Summary: |
Map, 47cm, full color. Maps surrounded by views, and drawings of the people, animals, and flora of the islands. Originally bound as part of an atlas, circa 1872, published by A. Fullarton & Co. , London, Edinburgh & Dublin. Illustrations are captioned: (a) "The red & blue macaw (Guiana)"; (b) "The sugar cane : its different stages"; (c) "Plantation of cocoa & coffee"; (d) "Macusi, Paravilhano, Warrau (native tribes of Guiana"; (e) "George Town, Demerara [by J. Dunlop, Sc.]"; (f) "Wapisiani, Atorai : view of Ataraipu or the Devil's Rock, Guiana"; (g) "The Victoria Regia"; (h) "Sugar mill"; and (i) "The superb humming bird (Trinidad)". All of these illustrations are believed to have been the work of John Dunlop. |
| Extent: |
1 item |
| Custodial history: | Map originally found with Incoming Correspondence series for British Guiana - Demerara, Box 1. The map was loose in the box of correspondence and does not appear to have been associated with any specific letter in the sequence. |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English |
| Scripts: |
Latin |
| Format: | Archive |