"Charte von den Inseln Trinidad, Tabago und Margaretha, dem Busen von Paria, und Einem Theile von Cumana", Weimar Geographisches Institut

This interesting chart covers from the Margarita Island off the coast of Venezuela to Tobago. It includes part of the of the Venezuelan coastline and provides a surprising amount of detailed information. The map is colored to show the colonial possessions; Trinidad and Tobago are British, with the remainder being Spanish. Since it was first sighted by Columbus in 1498, Tobago experienced a tumultuous history, changing hands over 30 times between the Dutch, English, Spanish, Swedish and French. The British were ceded Tobago from France in the Treaty of Paris in 1814; however after the sugar industry collapsed in the mid-nineteenth century, the British relinquished their control over Tobago and it became a ward of Trinidad in 1889.

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Condition: B+

Issued folding with light toning and offsetting.