Depicts the British island conquered from Spain in 1797, settled in the 1780s by French Caribbean plantation owners, St. Domingo refugees, and enslaved people. Shows the sites of the sugar, coffee, cotton, and cocoa plantations in the southwest and southeast regions of the island., Title from item., Reissued by Laurie & Whittle in 1809., Relief shown by hachures, landform drawings, and form lines., Depth shown by soundings., Prime Meridian: Port of Spain., Includes index "The Island of Trinidad is Divided into the following Quarters.", Table printed on recto: The Population of the I. of Trinidad 1797: Whites. Colour. Slaves. Indians. Men. Women. Boys. Girls., Text printed on recto: Note. This Species of Cocoa Trees are not natural to the Island, a Vessel from Oronoko laden with the Fruit was wreck’d on that Coast some years since, from whence the present Trees sprang which thrive exceedingly well., Acquired before 1950., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator
Allen, George, active 1790-1821, engraver
Date
12th Decr. 1800
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **maps [135 M]
