The English possessions in the West Indies
A New Map of the English Empire in the Ocean of America or West Indies.
London, 1721. Original colour. 510 x 615mm.
£850.00
Description
A scarce compilation of maps of the West Indian islands under control of the English during the early 18th century. With a general chart of the West Indies, they are Jamaica (captured by Robert Venables in 1665) with an inset chart of Port Royal; Barbados (settled by the English in 1627) with an inset of Bridgetown, Bermuda (1609), Tobago (claimed but not under British control until 1763), Antigua (1632); and St Kitts (1624).









