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Railway Map of Jamaica 1920

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Old map of Jamaica.

-Cornwall, Middlesex, and Surrey--and their borders. The scale of the map is in statute miles (1 mile = 1.61 kilometers). The Western Jamaica Connecting Railway was built in 1845. Running from Kingston to Angels, a distance of some 23 kilometers, it was the first railroad constructed anywhere outside Europe or North America. The Jamaican railroad system was expanded throughout the 1900s, mainly for the purpose of bringing sugar and other products to the ports of Kingston, Port Antonio, and Montego Bay. Expansion of the railway in the late-19th century opened up the interior of the country to farming and the establishment of banana and citrus plantations. The map is held in the Columbus Memorial Library of the Organization of American States (OAS). After approximately 300 years of British rule, Jamaica gained its independence in 1962. It joined the OAS in 1969.
Created by Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. Transportation and Communication Department in 1920.
  • Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • Original resource extent: 68 x 34 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.

Map Subjects

1920 To 1929

Colonies

Great Britain

Jamaica

Railroads

Chamber Of Commerce Of The United States Of America. Transportation And Communication Department

1920

Map Tags

1920

1920 To 1929

Chamber Of Commerce Of The United States Of America. Transportation And Communication Department

Colonies

Great Britain

Jamaica

Map

Railroads

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This old map of Railway Map of Jamaica from 1920 was created by  Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. Transportation and Communication Department in 1920