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| Keywords: Montego Bay from Reading Hill (J HAKEWILL) 1824.png en A scan of a hand coloured aquatint of Montego Bay Jamaica viewed from Reading Hill Published by Hurst Robinson Co London England 1824 Also used in A Picturesque Tour of the island of Jamaica from drawings made in the years 1820 and 1821 James Hakewill 1852; A 2009 reprint of the book is available; ISBN 1-120-12598-7 The 1825 edition is http //books google co uk/books id oL4NAAAAQAAJ lpg PA16 ots 9Ijm0K-y-0 dq Hakewill 20J pg PP1 v onepage q Hakewill 20J f false available from Google Books The text accompanying this plate in the 1825 book reads THIS view of Montego Bay is taken from Reading Hill over which the King's Road to Westmoreland passes Immediately below the eye are the buildings on Mr Scott's wharf rented by Mr Home between which and the town of Montego Bay the sea is dotted with the Islands which form a part of the Bogue estate They are entirely unproductive although the largest contains fifty acres and has a spring of fresh water Behind is the town seated on a bay which for beauty of form may vie with the most remarkable http //www pennymead com/images/WINMP0025 jpg Creator James Hakewill 1824 File Hakewill A Picturesque Tour of the Island of Jamaica Plate 18 jpg “ Higher resolution from different source 18 444 -77 949 heading NE PD-old-100 Montego Bay Scans from Hakewill 1825 A Picturesque Tour of the Island of Jamaica | ||||
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