West Indies, : with the harbour & fort of Omoa. From the best authorities

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Title:
West Indies, : with the harbour & fort of Omoa. From the best authorities
Title (uniform):
Political magazine (London, England)
Description:
Subject: Map of the West Indies, including Florida, Mexico and Central America. Includes inset of the harbor of Omoa, Honduras. Cartouche at lower left shows a European man writing at a makeshift desk as a West Indian moves cargo and a ship is seen off shore.
Date:
[1780]
Format:
Maps
Location:
American Antiquarian Society
Collection (local):
American Antiquarian Society Collection
Subjects:
Indians of the West Indies--Pictorial works
West Indies--Maps
Omoa (Honduras)--Maps
Places:
Honduras > Cortés > Omoa
West Indies
Extent:
1 map : engraving ; 30 x 64 cm., on sheet 33 x 64 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/z603vh252
Terms of Use:
Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image.
Contact host institution for more information.
Publisher:
London : [s.n.]
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:8,500,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=483195
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
From the Political magazine, London, March, 1780.
Inset: The harbour & fort of Omoa.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.

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