Subject: Hispaniola & Martinique
Period: 1750 (dated)
Publication: Atlas Universel
Color: Hand Color
Size:
20.4 x 19.1 inches
51.8 x 48.5 cm
A superb large map of Hispaniola with a sizable inset of Martinique. The nicely detailed map covers the area to include the tip of Cuba, Turks & Caicos, and part of the Bahamas. The map is decorated by a grand decorative title cartouche and scale of miles.
References: Pedley #480.
Condition: B
Contemporary outline color on watermarked paper that has been trimmed to just inside the border at top right. Folded into quadrants by a previous owner with some light foxing.