"Carte Geographique, Statisque et Histroique de la Jamaique" is an original copper plate engraving with full original hand color to the map. Text relevant to the maps surrounds on three sides. Map is12 by 12 inches (30 x 30 cm0 with full size of plate 17 by 21 Source is: Atlas Geographique,Statisque, Historique et Chronologique des Deux Ameriques et des Iles Adjacentes" published in Paris by J. Carez, Rue Haute feuille, No. 18

In1822, Henry Charles Carey and Isaac Lea published their American Atlas. This volume was based on Emmanuel Las Cases' Atlas Historique of 1803, with updated maps and text modified by Carey, a political economist. The atlas was republished in Paris in 1825 by J.A. Buchon and is considered by many to be of finer quality both in terms of engraving and paper (certainly true in the latter case here). In Buchon’s edition he notes that the atlas is translated from an atlas done in America based on Le Sage and that he (Buchon) has made "nombreuses corrections et augmentations". Of interest, the volume is dedicated to the Duc d’Orleans

Pastel color maps shows three counties with a wide variety of landmarks including mountains , rivers, coastal features and military posts (casernes) as well as the usual towns and villages. The map shows the towns of "Spanish Town (St Iago de la Vega & the capital), Kingston, Port Royal, Montego Bay and Savannah la Mar among others The surrounding text covers the history, products and politics of the island. Interestingly, the "Negro Towns " shown on the U.S. Carey and Lea version are not present here. Near Fine condition.