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Plan de l'isle Ste. Lucie ou Ste. Alousie

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Title Plan de l'isle Ste. Lucie ou Ste. Alousie

Date 1724

Place Saint Lucia--Castries

Language French

Subjects Manuscript maps

Description Oriented with north at lower right.
Pen-and-ink and watercolor (green, grey, brown, yellow, red); mounted on cloth.
Sheet 64 of 115 (i.e. 117; includes sheets 71A and 106A) numbered leaves in the Cartes Marines Manuscript Map Collection, detailing French colonial interests worldwide, ca. 1640-ca. 1726. Shot from 4x5 transparency.

Summary Map of the island of Saint Lucia with an inset (314 x 384 mm.) of the port of Castries (previously known as Petit Carenage): Partie de l'isle Ste. Lucie. Includes six lines of text describing the failed 1723 invasion by ships under the command of Captain Nathaniel Uring, British deputy-governor of the island, acting under orders from John, Duke of Montagu. British forces left after negotiating terms with the French colonial governor-general of Martinique, Jacques-Charles Bochart de Champigny. Keyed to locations A-I and K-N; includes drawings of three ships.

Extent 1 ms. map : hand col. ; 508 x 355 mm on sheet 563 x 748 mm

Format Early works, Manuscript maps, Maps, Nautical charts

Archival Collection Title Cartes Marines Manuscript Map Collection, Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Map Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS map 30 sheet 64

BibID 991684508805867

Projects Tag Edward E. Ayer Digital Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 6655px × 4664px 88.82 MB

Filename 991684508805867_ayer_ms_map_30_sheet_64.tif

Unique Identifier NL11KM84

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