Details
Creator Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784, engraver.
Contributor Kitchin and Co., publisher.
Title West Indies [cartographic material] : Agreeable to the most approv'd maps and charts / by Thos. Kitchin, Geogr, Hydrographer to his Majesty.
Publisher London : Printed for Thos. Kitchin, and Co. No. 59 Holborn Hill
Publisher ENG. London
Date [178-]
Physical Description 1 map : engraving ; 38 x 42 cm (14.75 x 16.5 in.)
Description Map showing the West Indies including the Bahama Isles, Carribe Isles, Great Antilles, and Little Antilles as colonies of the European nations of England, France, Spain, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
Notes Relief shown by landform drawings.
Depth shown by soundings.
Shows the Tropic of Cancer.
Cartouche depicts a bare-chested, bare-footed, Black enslaved man, attired in knee-length pants, moving crates near a white planter and trader engaging in business by the shore. A tall ship sails in the distance.
Also shows Cape of Florida and part of South America.
Prime Meridians: London and Ferro.
Variant published in editions of George Henry Millar's The new and universal system of geography...(London: Alex. Hogg, 1782, 1783, and 1785?).
Acquired before 1950.
RVCDC
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Biographical / historical note Kitchin, a premier English cartographer, was known for his detailed title cartouches.
Subject Slaves -- West Indies.
Enslaved men.
Geographic subject West Indies -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
West Indies -- Colonization.
West Indies -- Commerce.
Genre Maps -- 1750-1790.
Engravings -- 1750-1790.
Cartouches -- 1750-1790.
Printer Kitchin and Co., publisher.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *maps [319 M 1]
Accession number 319 M 1