Catalog Archive
Auction 101, Lot 220
Print View

"The West Indies", Longman Co.

Subject: Caribbean

Period: 1808 (dated)

Publication: Atlas to Cruttwell's Gazetteer

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.5 x 14 inches
47 x 35.6 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

Includes a slightly larger area than most maps of the region, as it includes all of Central America, part of the Yucatan Peninsula, northern Venezuela, and all of East and West Florida. Florida shows a large Spiritu Santo Bay and a large inland lake (Spiritin Santo Lagoon) connected to the west coast via Charlotte Harbour. Finely engraved throughout the islands with delicate coloring.

References:

Condition: A

Good impression and pleasant coloring on full sheet with 1805 watermark. Two small printer's creases.

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $160

Closed on 12/4/2002

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap