Darien
- Containers:
- Folder 73
- Scope and content:
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By Richard Long. 21x25. Manuscript map on parchment showing the future site of the Scottish Colony near Panama which existed from 1698 to 1699, when it was captured by the Spanish Army. Darien was to be the Scottish Jamestown and was part of the British effort to expand southward into the Caribbean. The few survivors found refuge in Jamaica.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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2400 Fenwick LibrarySpecial Collections Research CenterFenwick Library MS2FLGeorge Mason UniversityFairfax, VA 22030
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Mieko PalazzoEmail: speccoll@gmu.eduPhone: (703) 993-2220Fax: (703) 993-2669Web: scrc.gmu.edu
- Parent restrictions:
- There are no access restrictions.
- Parent terms of access:
- No known copyright. The Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries believes that this collection is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. (See https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en)