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Map Plan of the island of Tobago, laid down by actual survey under the direction of the Honorable the Commissioners for the Sale of Lands in the Ceded Islands

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Title

  • Plan of the island of Tobago, laid down by actual survey under the direction of the Honorable the Commissioners for the Sale of Lands in the Ceded Islands

Names

  • Byres, John
  • Bayly, J. (John Abraham), active 1755-1794
  • Hooper, S. (Samuel)

Created / Published

  • London, S. Hooper, 1776.

Headings

  • -  Tobago--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Tobago

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:49,000.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Cadastral map.
  • -  "To William Hewitt ... for adjusting & settling the differences & disputes which have arisen or may arise with respect to the sale of lands in the ceded islands ... John Byres."
  • -  Shows boundaries of salable lands.
  • -  Includes explanatory text.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 100; 651/1; 700/1; 700/2

Medium

  • map 61 x 92 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G5160 1776 .B9

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74696152

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Byres, John, J Bayly, and S Hooper. Plan of the island of Tobago, laid down by actual survey under the direction of the Honorable the Commissioners for the Sale of Lands in the Ceded Islands. London, S. Hooper, 1776. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/74696152/.

APA citation style:

Byres, J., Bayly, J. & Hooper, S. (1776) Plan of the island of Tobago, laid down by actual survey under the direction of the Honorable the Commissioners for the Sale of Lands in the Ceded Islands. London, S. Hooper. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74696152/.

MLA citation style:

Byres, John, J Bayly, and S Hooper. Plan of the island of Tobago, laid down by actual survey under the direction of the Honorable the Commissioners for the Sale of Lands in the Ceded Islands. London, S. Hooper, 1776. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/74696152/>.