Jamaica (1834)

Description

Steel engraved 1834 map of Jamaica from the Montgomery Martin's History of the British Colonies Vol. 2 West Indies

Counties appearing on the map: Cornwall, Middlesex, and Surrey.

Parishes appearing in Cornwall: Hanover, Westmorland, and St. Elizabeth.

Cities appearing in Cornwall:

Hanover: Lucea, Montego Bay, and Trelawney (?).

Westmorland: Savannah la Mer (Savanna-la-Mar), Queen's Town (?), and Blewfields (Bluefields).

St. Elizabeth: Accompong Town (Accompong) and Lacovia.

Parishes appearing in Middlesex:Trelawney, Manchester, St. Ann, Clarendon, Vere, St. Dorothy, St. John, and St. Catherine.

Trelawney: Martha Brea (Martha Brae), Falmouth, and Rio Bueno.

Manchester: No Cities.

St. Ann: St. Ann's Bay.

Clarendon: The Cross (Palmers Cross) and Chapleton (Chapelton).

Vere: The Alley (?).

St. Dorothy: Old Harbour (?).

St. John: No Cities.

St. Catherine: Spanish Town.

Parishes in Surrey: St. Mary, St. George, Portland, St. Thomas in the East, St. David, and Kingston.

St. Mary: Ora Cabessa R & B (Oracabessa) and Scots Hall Town (?).

St. George: Anotta Bay (Annotto Bay).

Portland: Port Antonio and Moore Town.

St. Thomas in the East: Bath, Port Morant, and Morant Bay.

St. David: No Cities

Kingston: Stony Hill, Halfway Tree (Part of Kingston, Half Way Tree Road), Kingston, and Greenwich (Greewich Town is now part of Kingston).

Written on the lower left corner of the map is the following information about the island:
Length: 160 miles
Breadth: 45 to 50 miles
Division-3 Counties-21 Parishes
Seat of Govt. Spanish Town
Annual Revenue ₤300,000
Do. Maritime Commerce Value: ₤6,000,000
Highest Land: 8,000 Feet
Discd. by Columbus: A.D. 1494
Colonized by Spain: A.D. 1509
Captured by England: A.D. 1655
Population: Whites 35,000, Coloured: 450,000

Mapmakers: John Walker, Alexander Walker and Charles Walker, known collectively as J & C Walker (active 1820-95), were engravers, draughtsmen and publishers working through the 19th century.