Subject: Grenada
Period: 1760 (dated)
Publication: Hydrographie Francoise
Color: Black & White
Size:
22.3 x 35 inches
56.6 x 88.9 cm
Large-scale sea chart of this mountainous island in the Windward Islands with great detail of the roads, villages, and ports. Above the decorative title cartouche is a profile showing the coastline from Le Grison to Cap David. Rhumb lines radiate across this handsome chart.
References: Tooley (MCC-62) Grenada #9.
Condition: B+
A sharp impression on a watermarked sheet with light scattered foxing and minor toning along the edges. There is a narrow, but adequate, left margin. A couple faint dampstains just enter the border at top and left.