Cartography of Jamaica


The Cartography of Jamaica is the history of surveying and creation of maps of Jamaica. A list of maps of Jamaica in chronological order is shown below.

1950–1979

The 1:50,000 series

Between the early 1950s and the late 1970s the UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys published several editions of a series of maps of Jamaica at the scale of 1:50,000. The following table summarises the known publication dates. Online copies can be found on Commons or at the University of Texas Libraries.
SheetFirst EditionSecond EditionThird EditionCommonsUniversity of Texas
Sheet A1959
Sheet B1958
Sheet C1959
Sheet D1959
Sheet E1958
Sheet F1958
Sheet G19581973
Sheet H19581973
Sheet K1970
Sheet L19541966
Sheet M19541967
Sheet N19541967

Town plans

Kingston

The 1:10,000 series

Between the early 1950s and the early 1970s the UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys published several editions of a series of maps of Kingston at the scale of 1:50,000. The following table summarises the known publication dates. Online copies can be found at the University of Texas Libraries.
SheetFirst EditionSecond EditionThird EditionUniversity of Texas
Central sheet1962
Sheet 119651972
Sheet 219651972
Sheet 319631972
Sheet 419641972
Sheet 519641972
Sheet 619641972

Montego Bay

;Petrol company road maps
  • Esso, 1967, on reverse
  • Texaco, 1972, on reverse

Spanish Town

;Petrol company road maps
  • Esso, 1967, on reverse
  • Texaco, 1972, on reverse

Mandeville

;Petrol company road maps
  • Esso, 1967, on reverse
  • Texaco, 1972, on reverse