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Map A plan of the Island of Goree.

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Title

  • A plan of the Island of Goree.

Created / Published

  • London : T. Jefferys, [1759?]

Headings

  • -  Gorée (Senegal)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Verde, Cape (Senegal)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Senegal--Gorée
  • -  Senegal--Verde, Cape

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Oriented with north towards the lower right.
  • -  "A British squadron, commanded by commodore Keppell, attacked this place on the 29th of Dec. 1758."
  • -  Includes descriptive text, ancillary map of "Cape Verd", ancillary view of "the Island of Goree", and index.
  • -  LC copy mounted on cloth.

Medium

  • 1 map ; 15 x 36 cm, on sheet 49 x 39 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G8812.G6 1759 .P4

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019589112

Online Format

  • image

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