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Map of St Vincent, 1773 (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies) 13°05'00"N 61°12'00"E
1773 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on two sheets of paper, joined; pricking through | Scale: 1:16,000 approx. | RCIN 734005.b
This map covers most of the eastern coastline of the island of St Vincent and the Grenadines. A key gives the symbols for block house, forts, camps, and new roads. Major-General William Dalrymple (1736-1807), nephew of the 5th Earl of Stair, had seen service in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Boston, Massachusetts. He captured the Island of St Vincent during 1772-3 and returned to England in 1773. He served as Quarter-Master-General in North America between 1779 and 1783. He was promoted General in 1798.
The island of St Vincent had been taken in 1762 by General Monckton and Vice-Admiral Rodney, just after they had taken Martinico. The rights of the native population on St Vincent were ignored. Much of the land was indiscriminately sold by Government to pay off the expenses of the Seven Years War. Further taking over of the land by British Planters led to a rebellion which Dalrymple successfully quashed. Following a Government inquiry, peace was made on favourable terms with the indigenous population (see Shephard, 1831).
Condition: one fold line; creased; brown discolouration. Verso: ink smudges surface dirt along left edge.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield; countermark: letter B with symbol above
Mark, stamped: 970
Condition: one fold line; creased; brown discolouration. Verso: ink smudges surface dirt along left edge
Scale: 1:16,000 approx. Scale bar: 10. Miles [1008 mm =].
43.3 x 103.7 cm (neatline)
43.8 x 104.3 cm (image)
45.1 x 104.9 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
A PART OF THE EAST COAST OF S.T VINCENT, AND INLAND COUNTRY / SO FAR AS IT’S KNOWN, WHICH WAS FORMERLY POSSESSED BY THE BLACK’ CARIBEES, / NOW TAKEN POSSESSION OF, BY HIS MAJESTY’S TROOPS, UNDER THE COMMAND / OF MAJOR GENERAL DALRYMPLE. / 1773. [top centre, in scrolled cartouche]
Annotations:
George III heading: S.t Vincent, 1773.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top centre, in middle scroll of title, black ink, initials in dotted lines:] VR. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Vincent, S.t A drawn Plan of part of the East Coast of S.t Vincent and inland Country so far as it is known, which was formerly possessed by the Black Caribees, now taken possession of by His Majestys Troops under the command of Major General Dalrymple, 1773.
Subject(s)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies (13°05'00"N 61°12'00"E)
Bibliographic reference(s)
C. Shephard, An historical account of the Island of Saint Vincent, London, 1831
Page revisions
23 May 2024
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