Subject: Juan Fernandez Islands
Period: 1750 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
15.7 x 7 inches
39.9 x 17.8 cm
An attractive pair of views depicting the island now known as Alejandro Selkirk, located off the coast of Chile with the other islands of Robinson Crusoe, Juananga, and Santa Clara. The explorer George Anson visited the islands during a Pacific exploration of 1740-44. Engraved by J. S. Muller.
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Condition: B+
Sharp impressions on sheets with folds as issued. There is a small area of thin paper in the first engraving, and a few minor creases in both.