''The West Indies...'' Middleton - c 1778

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THE WEST INDIES Exhibiting the English French Spanish Dutch & Danish Settlements…London: J. Cooke for Middleton’s System of Geography, c. 1778. Fine engraved map with later hand-coloring. (Image: 7 3/8 x 11’’) 

This handsome map depicts the West Indies with the various settlements “According to the Treaty of Peace 1763” identified by letter code (see center left in map).  It was derived from the Thomas Jeffrey’s 1760 map.

Topographical features are shown throughout. Major cities, towns, mountains, islands and waterways are also identified. The border between Florida and Georgia includes the note “Limits Stipulated in 1738”.

The map is further enhanced by a decorative title cartouche featuring seashells, galleons, coral and blowing wind-heads.  A beautiful map of the region as it was known in the 1770’s.

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  • Inventory# M-13323
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