File:Montego Bay from Reading Hill (J HAKEWILL) 1824.png

Summary
English: A scan of a hand colored aquatint of Montego Bay, Jamaica viewed from Reading Hill. Published by Hurst, Robinson & Co, London, England, 1824. Also used in A Picturesque Tour of the island of Jamaica, from drawings made in the years 1820 and 1821, James Hakewill, 1852;

The text accompanying this plate in the 1825 book reads:

"THIS view of Montego Bay is taken from Reading Hill, over which the King's Road to Westmoreland passes. Immediately below the eye are the buildings on Mr Scott's wharf, rented by Mr Home, between which and the town of Montego Bay the sea is dotted with the Islands which form a part of the Bogue estate. They are entirely unproductive, although the largest contains fifty acres, and has a spring of fresh water. Behind is the town, seated on a bay, which for beauty of form may vie with the most remarkable."

Date: 1824

Author:James Hakewill