The lnivoduction. 
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cording to their diftance from the Line of Divifion of the World, 
was the occafion of great Miftakes in the Relations and Maps of Sea- 
men, which have fome of them but very lately been rectified, and 
I doubt fome may yet be lefe wrong placed. 
This Ifland lies Ea/? and Weft, and is about one hundred forty 
Miles long, and about fixcy broad in the broadeft place, which is 
near to its middle, ic decreafing towards both extreams, in many 
places, being not half fo broad. Bur it is not very eafie to be very 
exact in this, becaufe of the many turnings of the ways, or courfes 
of the Gullies or Torrents, by which thofe who crofs the Country, 
mutt pals. 
I find by an account given to Sir Thomas Lynch, when he was Go- 
vernor of Jamaica, that from Point Morant to Point Negril, the 
Courfe N. W. 81. degs 140 Miles dift.. The breadth from Portland- 
Bay, between Rio-Nuevo and White River, the Courfe North o d. 
51 + dift. and from Great Point Pedro, to Dunkin’s Cliffs, the Courfe 
Northward 482 dift. From Salc-Pond-Point, to the Mouth of 
Annotto River, falling into Port Antonio Harbour, over-againft Lynch- 
Ifland, the Courfe North 26 diftance..... From Cabarito-Point to Cove- 
Harbour, the Courfe North, 22 + dift. From the Southward of 
Point-Negril, to Negril-Cot, Courfe North to ~;dift. 
The quantity of Acres are 7450000, »whereof are Savanna 
3s0o0ce Acres. Manurable 6100000. Unmanurable’ rocoeo: 
Rivers of Famaica, running into the Sea, are eighty. | 
Rivers in Jamaica, beginning at Point Morant, and 
fo along the South-fide, to the Weflward. — 
Awl's River, Cane. Garden River, Crawle River, Lynch River, 
~ Seymar's River, White River, Nut’s River, Middle River, Mo- 
rant River, Lin’s River, Negro River, Clark's River, Spring River, 
White River, Yallab Little River, Black River, and-two-mall River, : 
more, Yallab Great River, Barbicon Rivet, Cane River, ope River, 
Mamee River, Rock River, Rio Cobre River, Rio Pedro River; Dry 
River, Rio de Coco. Forked River, Rio Mana Gully, Nelfon’s River, 
Salt or Black River, Boure’s River, Cock Pit River, -Mino'River, 
Rock River, Pindar’s River, Tick River, St. Thomas's River, Crooked 
River, Green River, Milk River, Vere River, Ryme’s-River, Swift 
River, Black River, Caju River, Wiet’s River, Grafs River, One 
Fye River, Cave Little River, Dean's River, Cabarito River, Three 
Mile-River, Roaring River, Alegator River, Magotty River, Flint 
River, Great River, Little River, Great River, Moroffe River, Man- 
tica 
