Subject: Panama, Central America
Period: 1705 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
6 x 6.3 inches
15.2 x 16 cm
This uncommon chart shows the activities of William Dampier and his fellow buccaneers in Central America. It depicts the route of their raid across the inhospitable Isthmus of Darien to the Gulf of Panama where they captured Spanish ships and raided Spanish settlements. Locates Panama [City], Portobello, and several villages. At the top of the chart are two insets: Cote Septentr. De l'Isthme de l'Amerique a l'Ouest de Panama; and Cote Merid de l'Isthme de l'Amerique a l'Ouest de Panama.
References: Kapp (Panama) #39.
Condition: A
There are a few tiny spots in the image, else fine. Binding trim at lower right and issued folding.
