Collection items

A map of the West Indies, 1740

Map, Image

Stretching from the Bahamas to the northern coast of South America the Caribbean, as we know it today, began as a dispar...

A new map of the island of Jamaica

Engraving, Hand-Colouring, Map

George Foster's map of Jamaica published in 1740

A plan of the ward of Aldersgate

Etching, Engraving, Map, View, Letterpress

The ward of Aldersgate in the City of London straddles the former line of the London Wall, now partly occupied by the Ba...

Jain diagram Two and a Half Continents, Adhai-dvip...

Manuscript, Map Created date: 18th century

Jains believe the universe is divided in three worlds: the heavens, the middle world and the hells. This is a traditiona...