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Map of Antiqua, sheet 1

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Map of Antiqua, sheet 1

Luffman, John / Faden, William

Title Leupe: Antigua in the West-Indies, America. Laid down by actual survey, and engraved by John Luffman, in the years 1787 and 1788.

This map of Antiqua was printed with four sheets and includes an insert map of the city St. John at the top. It was published to accompany Luffman's A Brief Account of the Island of Antigua (1788). In the index to the left and right and on the map itself the names of the property owners and subscribers are marked. The index also includes references to windmills, churches etc. The coasts are marked with depth rates and obstacles to shipping.

Schaal van 4 British Statute Miles = 148 strepen.

North is up.

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