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John Alexander Burke Iles
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Map of the Island of Nevis / This Map of the Island of Nevis is most respectfully dedicated to The Honourable Thoams Graham Briggs &c. &c. &c. by his well-wisher John Alexander Burke Iles 2nd January 1871
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London / 1871
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24.5 x 17.5 inches
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Hiighly detailed map of the island of Nevis, published by Edward Stanford in London.

The map was created in the same year that the Baronetage of Sir Thomas Graham Briggs was created (Briggs Dayrell).

Oriented with East at the top, the map shows township or county areas: Saint James Windward, Saint George Gingerland, Saint Thomas Lowland, Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint John Figtree, denoted by different colors. Names roads (private & public), forts, villages, municipal buildings, churches, wells, pastures, landowners, mansions, commerical buildings (kilns, works, distilleries), hills, ravines and more.

Also marked site of Jamestown destroyed by earthquake 30th April, 1860, Ehausted Crater, bays, coves and many more details.

The map is dedicated to Sir Thomas Graham Briggs, 1st Baronet, a landed proprietor of Barbados and Nevis, who also owned estates in Nevis and was a Member of Council and Magistrate. Briggs was also a noted archaeological collector of artifacts from St. Vincent, St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Lucia and Antigua.

John Alexander Burke Iles was the author of An Account Descriptive of the Island of Nevis, West Indies.

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