British Guiana 1908

Old map of Guyana.

day Guyana), one of only two British colonies on the mainland of South and Central America (the other being British Honduras). A note indicates that the portion of the map north of 5° North latitude is from a map prepared by the government surveyor of British Guiana, while the remainder of the map "has been compiled from various sources and is less reliable." Much of the territory in the south of the country was as yet unexplored. Bordered to the west by Venezuela, to the south by Brazil, and to the east by Dutch Guiana (present-day Suriname), British Guiana was the subject of a longstanding border dispute with Venezuela, in which the United States became involved and that was settled by arbitration in 1899. The map reflects the settlement, which awarded Britain most of the disputed territory but gave Venezuela undisputed control over the Orinoco River. The map shows international borders, cities and towns, railroads, posts and forts, and physical features such as rivers, cataracts, and hills and mountains.

Created by Charles Wilgress Anderson, Great Britain. Ordnance Survey in 1908.

• Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
• "Scale 1 inch to 25 miles"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
• Original resource extent: 54 x 81 centimeters.
• Original resource at: Columbus Memorial Library, Organization of American States.
• Content in English.
• Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

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1908

Charles Wilgress Anderson

Colonies

Great Britain

Great Britain. Ordnance Survey

Guyana

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