Newberry Library - Isle de St. Christophle

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Title Isle de St. Christophle

Date 1699

Place Saint Kitts

Language French

Subjects Fortification, Manuscript maps

Description "Echelle de mille" appears above bar scale of "5000 Angloises" (i.e. 5 English miles); bar scale = 116 mm.
Relief shown pictorially and with shading.
Pen-and-ink and watercolor (green, grey, yellow, brown, red); mounted on cloth.
Sheet 67 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 Kitts showing three divisions: the central part belonging to England, and the two ends to France. Includes key to lettered locations A, BB, C-E, FF, G-I, and K. Also includes inset map (245 x 318 mm.) of fort (later the site of Fort Thomas?) on the cape west of Basseterre: Plan du Nouvueau proiect de fortification pour lisle St. Christophle...du fort proposé le 25 Mars 1699.

Extent 1 ms. map : hand col. ; 490 x 685 mm

Format Manuscript maps, Maps--Early works to 1800, Nautical charts

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

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Call Number Ayer MS map 30 sheet 67

BibID 991684538805867

Size 6048px × 4583px 79.34 MB

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Filename 991684538805867_ayer_ms_map_30_sheet_67.tif

Unique Identifier NL11KM94

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