A/ NEW and ACCURATE CHART/ of the/ WEST INDIES,/ with the Adjacent Coasts of NORTH/ and SOUTH AMERICA.
Date1748
Cartographer
Emanuel Bowen
ca. 1694 - 1767
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving on laid paper
DimensionsOH: 15 7/8" x OW: 19 5/8"; Plate H: 14 7/8" x W: 18"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1989-321
DescriptionThe upper right cartouche reads: "A/ NEW and ACCURATE CHART/ of the/ WEST INDIES,/ with the Adjacent Coasts of NORTH/ and SOUTH AMERICA./ Drawn from the best Authorities, assisted/ by the most approved modern Maps & Charts,/ and Regulated by Astronom.l Observations./ By Eman. Bown Geographer to His Majesty."ProvenanceBefore 1989, Paul Roberts Stoney (Williamsburg, VA); 1989-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
1776
Herman Moll (1654?-1732)
1740-1745 (originally published 1715)
