Subject: Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean
Period: 1780 (circa)
Publication: Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12.4 x 8 inches
31.5 x 20.3 cm
A beautiful and strongly engraved chart of the Caribbean that also features good detail of Central America. Along the Gulf Coast and Florida, New Orleans, Pensacola, and St. Augustine are named. Navigation routes, trade winds, rocks, and shoals are identified. An inset of Bermuda is located at upper right.
References: Sellers & Van Ee #1705.
Condition: B+
A crisp impression with minor offsetting, a bit of toning along the centerfold, and a few spots of foxing in the margins.