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Map of Hispanola

 

Hispanola. Made by Nicholas Comberford in Ratcliffe anno 1653

 

In 1654 Cromwell's forces attempted to take Hispaniola from the Spanish but failed and moved on to capture Jamaica. Soon after, the French occupied the west third of Hispaniola (now Haiti).

 

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National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK