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Map Plan of the island of Bequia laid down by actual survey under the direction of the honorable the commissioners for the sale of land in the ceded islands

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Title

  • Plan of the island of Bequia laid down by actual survey under the direction of the honorable the commissioners for the sale of land in the ceded islands

Names

  • Byres, John
  • Bayly, J. (John Abraham), active 1755-1794
  • Wilkinson, Robert, -approximately 1825

Created / Published

  • London : Republished by Robert Wilkinson, 1794.

Headings

  • -  Etherington, G.--(George),--1722 or 1723-1802
  • -  Bequia Island (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines--Bequia Island

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by contours.
  • -  "To George Etherington Esqr. Lieutenant Colonel, in the 60th. or Royal American Regiment of Foot; This Plan of the Bequia is most respectfully Inscribed By His greatly Obliged, and most Humble Servant, John Byres."
  • -  Includes text and indexed table of names of claimants as well as unclaimed land.

Medium

  • 1 map : hand colored ; 64 x 95 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G5122.B4 1794 .B9

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2012593129

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Byres, John, J Bayly, and Robert Wilkinson. Plan of the island of Bequia laid down by actual survey under the direction of the honorable the commissioners for the sale of land in the ceded islands. London: Republished by Robert Wilkinson, 1794. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2012593129/.

APA citation style:

Byres, J., Bayly, J. & Wilkinson, R. (1794) Plan of the island of Bequia laid down by actual survey under the direction of the honorable the commissioners for the sale of land in the ceded islands. London: Republished by Robert Wilkinson. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2012593129/.

MLA citation style:

Byres, John, J Bayly, and Robert Wilkinson. Plan of the island of Bequia laid down by actual survey under the direction of the honorable the commissioners for the sale of land in the ceded islands. London: Republished by Robert Wilkinson, 1794. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2012593129/>.