"A Chart of the Straights of Magellan, in Which Are Inserted the Observations and Discoveries, of Captn. Byron, Captn. Wallis and Captain Carteret", Russell, John C.

This striking large-scale chart shows the Strait of Magellan and the Patagonian shore with detailed shoreline topography. Channels, soundings, shoals, harbors, islands, and anchorages are all detailed. Four finely engraved views are incorporated at top: Cape Virgins; White Cliffs; Cape Fair Weather; and Port Famine. The chart includes a large compass rose and depicts the discoveries of the British navigators Byron, Wallis, and Carteret.

References: Phillips (Maps) p. 382.

Condition: B

A crisp impression on a bright sheet, issued folding with archival repairs on recto along the fold to the right of the title. There is a binding trim at left that has been replaced with old paper, and a 5.5" associated binding tear has been archivally repaired.