La Giammaica. It is taken from the first volume of Edward Long's 'The History of Jamaica' which traces events on the island from the European occupation in to the late eighteenth century.
On this map Jamaica is divided into parishes, with settlements, trees and dense vegetation marked and labelled. The depth of the harbours is also shown.
The complete harbour consists of almost landlocked area approximately 10 miles long and 2 miles wide. The surveyor, Nathaniel Watts, has coloured settlements in pink, and has marked in fathoms the different depths of the harbour. In the late 17th century Port Royal had been a large, economically prosperous town and was the central trading post in the Caribbean.
However it was largely destroyed by an earthquake in , leading to the founding of Kingston the following year.
Kingston which took over from Spanish Town as the capital of the island in was more difficult for vessels to reach as it was further inland and had more shallow waters. John Goffe was employed to survey the land and he was responsible for laying it out in its regular rectangularrectilinear patternrectangular formation.
Watts, Nathanial. Panoramic view from Strawberry Hill, one of the St. In the late 17th century Port Royal was a large and economically prosperous town due to its central location and deep harbour which attracted trade from across the Caribbean islands. When the earthquake struck, 33 acres of land sank into the harbour, killing a third1 in 3 of the population - about people. In the following days there were further minor shocks and it is estimated that between ? The map is coloured to clearly reveal the extent of the destruction.
Areas of red and yellow shading show what was left of the town after the earthquake, the blue depicts land reclaimed from the sea, and white is used to show areas that were completely destroyed.
Scale, 50 ft. Key-Plan, ft. Port Royal had once been a thriving commercial port but was largely destroyed by an earthquake in The introduction of steam-powered vessels in the midth century created a need for naval coaling stations and Port Royal was expanded to meet this demand. Once steam powered vessels were introduced in the mid 19th century the naval base there increased in importance and became a coaling station for naval ships The plan shows proposed improvements to the yard - a new wharf, offices, shops, boat houses and the construction of a new wall which would enlarge the yard's boundaries.
Fort Charles was the first fort to be built in Port Royal and was constructed between and It was originally named Fort Cromwell but was later renamed Fort Charles. By it housed a garrison of men and had guns. Lilly, C. Volcanic in origin, Jamaica can be divided into 3 landform regions: the eastern mountains, the central valleys and plateaus, and the coastal plains. The most elevated area is the Blue Mountains in eastern Jamaica.
The highest point is Blue Mountain Peak at 7, ft 2,m. It has been marked on the map by a yellow triangle. The limestone plateau covers two-thirds of Jamaica, and there are caves, caverns, sinkholes and valleys and scattered about in large numbers.
To the west of the mountains is the rugged terrain of the Cockpit Country. It is a harsh, dramatic landscape filled with endless hills. As for rivers, there are over in Jamaica. However, most are small, unexplored and not navigable, many are mostly underground rivers and run through the limestone region. The Black River is the largest widest river at 73km long.
The Rio Minho is the longest river in Jamaica. Jamaica is divided into 14 parishes. It is also the 3 rd most populous country in America and the 4 th most populous Caribbean nation. Located on the south eastern part of the island is Kingston — the capital and the largest city of Jamaica.
It is a major port and an important business center of the country. The Kingston Harbour is the 7 th largest natural harbour in the whole world. Jamaica is a large island nation located in the west-central Caribbean in the Greater Antilles archipelago. It is positioned both in the Northern and Western hemispheres of the Earth. It is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea.
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