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)"...

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Archive & Special Collections CWM/LMS/12/14/003 Open

Order number: CWM Map H 1
Date(s) of creation: [1872]
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/AA00001533

collection SOAS Archive
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item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM Map H 1
callnumber CWM/LMS/12/14/003
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/12/14/003
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/12/14/003
prefix_number 003
title 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
scb_date_creation [1872]
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 1 item
format Archive
scb_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.
description 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.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_scripts_material Latin
scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/AA00001533
hierarchy_top_id_raw CWM
hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0012.0014.00003

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