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The Virgin Islands from English and Danish surveys Long Caption: Scale: circa 1:500 000, with cartographic note: Graduated, meridians of London and Ferro. Scales are in sea leagues and statute miles, it shows the Caribbean and twelve views. The text box describes the settlement history of the islands, 'The current population was 'chiefly English from Nevis and Antigua and Irish papists'. Thomas Jefferys was Geographer to George III and he died in 1771 so this map was published posthumously. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Object: GREN80A/2 Artist: Thomas Jefferys Date: 1775 Medium: engraving Size: 465 mm x 620 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.