Island of Barbadoes

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Island of Barbadoes

Entry/Object ID

PM.79.1

Description

Map titled "The Island of Barbadoes": Outside upper left outside border "Vol. 7 p. 618", Upper right "59" box upper left inner box; the map is divided into parishes, with the roads and paths surveyed by "H. Moll Geographer"; below key to map contents of parishes to right of English hills 60 to a degree lower right corner "Printed and sold by Thomas Bowles nect ye Chapter House in St. Paul's Church yard, and I. Bowles at the black House in Cornhill"; center map of the island, with churches, tours, fortifications plantations, etc., marked compass rose below box in upper left corner; below scale: "Note. This POCKET COMPANION contains all ye roads and paths. Towns, churches, fortifications and plantations with many remarks".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Herman Moll

Attribution

Cartographer

Date made

1710 - 1740

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See Description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

13 in

Width

15 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 13 x 15 in. (33 x 38.1 cm)

Material

ink, Paper (laid)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Horizontal, several vertical creases.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned in 1979, acquired before.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28C