Maps of Jamaica by James Robertson, 1804

James Robertson, originally from the island of Yell in Shetland, emigrated to Jamaica by 1778. From 1796-1799 he surveyed the most detailed maps of Jamaica at the time, which were engraved and published in London in 1804.

Browse Robertson's maps of Jamaica :

• As individual sheets using a zoomable map
• As a zoomable overlay on a modern Google or Bing map
• As a seamless zoomable layer side-by-side with modern Google and OS maps
• As individual maps:
  • ...this map of the island of Jamaica, constructed from actual surveys...
  • ...this map of the county of Cornwall, in the island of Jamaica...
  • ...this map of the county of Middlesex, in the island of Jamaica...
  • ...this map of the county of Surrey, in the island of Jamaica...

Read a biography of James Robertson (1753-1829)

View Alexander Innes - Jamaica Journal (1823-24)

View Legacies of British Slavery estate records for Jamaica.