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Kingston, Jamaica:
Mapping Urbanization
Kai Alexis Smith
Institute on Map Collections
Prof. Matt Knutzen
Summer 2012

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Quick Facts: Jamaica
• 17°59′N 76°48′W
• 3rd Largest island in the West Indies
• Area: 190 sq. miles (480 km²)
• Elevation: 9 m (30 ft.)
• Population: 670,012 (Statistical Institute of
Jamaica, 2011)
• Population Density: 1,358/km2 (3,520/sq. mi)
Aa, Pieter van der. [Map] (1713). Cuba en Iamaica : soo als die door Kolumbus ontdekt, en by de Kastilianen
bevolkt sijn. A Leide, Netherlands: Pierre Vander Aa.

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Port Royal
Clarke, C. G. (2006). Kingston,
Jamaica: Urban development
and social change, 16922002. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian
Randle.

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Kingston
Settlement
Town Plan
Christian Lilly town plan for Kingston.
Clarke, C. G. (2006). Kingston, Jamaica:
Urban development and social change,
1692- 2002. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian
Randle.

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1702 Additions
Michael
Hays
additions.
Clarke, C.
G. (2006).
Kingston,
Jamaica:
Urban
developme
nt and
social
change,
16922002.
Kingston,
Jamaica:
Ian Randle.

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1793
Jeffreys,
Thomas. (1793).
Jamaica, The
Latest Survey.
London: Laurie
& Whittle.

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1896
Norman, Sir
Henry Wylie.
(1896). A Map
of Jamaica.

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1897
The City of
Kingston
from Stark,
J. H.
(1897).
Stark's
Jamaica
guide
(illustrated):
Boston:
J.H. Stark.

9.
1894
Clarke, C. G., & Hodgkiss, A.
G. (1974). Jamaica in maps.
London: University of London
Press.

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1907 Kingston
Upper class and poor areas of
Kingston from Stark, J. H.
(1897). Stark's Jamaica guide
(illustrated): Boston: J.H. Stark.

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Urban Growth: 1833
Clarke, C. G. (2006).
Kingston, Jamaica:
Urban development
and social change,
1692- 2002.
Kingston, Jamaica:
Ian Randle.

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Urban Growth: 1938
Spatial Boundaries of
Jamaica. (n.d.). The
Planning Institute of
Jamaica Sustainable
Development & Regional
Planning Division.

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Government sponsored housing
schemes between 1950-1960
Clarke, C. G. (2006). Kingston,
Jamaica: Urban development and
social change, 1692- 2002.
Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle.

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Waterfront Development
Clarke, C. G. (2006).
Kingston, Jamaica:
Urban development
and social change,
1692- 2002. Kingston,
Jamaica: Ian Randle.

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Future Development Plans

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Bibliography
Online Resources:
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PRINT RESOURCES
Paper maps
Aa, Pieter van der. [Map] (1713). Cuba en Iamaica : soo als die door Kolumbus ontdekt, en by de Kastilianen bevolkt sijn. A Leide,
Netherlands: Pierre Vander Aa.
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Mapping Urbanization
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