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D2006-CMD-433
A Chart of the/ WEST INDIA'S/ From Cape Cod to the River/ Oronoque
D2006-CMD-433

A Chart of the/ WEST INDIA'S/ From Cape Cod to the River/ Oronoque

Dateca. 1685
Cartographer fl. 1658-1698
MediumBlack and white line engraving with period hand color on laid paper
DimensionsOH: 17 5/8" x OW: 22"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1988-22
DescriptionThis map depicts the Caribbean islands as well as parts of North America, Central America, and South America.

The cartouche reads: "A Chart of the/ WEST INDIA'S/ From Cape Cod to the River/ Oronoque/ By John Seller Hydrographer/ to the King,/ At the Hermitage/ Stairs in Wapping/ London."
ProvenanceBefore 1988, Richard B. Arkway (New York, NY); 1988-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
2019-115, Pincushion
William Darton Jr.
1800-1820
1985-109, Fan
ca. 1741