Subject: Oran, Algeria
Period: 1725 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
22.6 x 18.7 inches
57.4 x 47.5 cm
This chart depicts the city of Oran and the surrounding bay along the Mediterranean Sea. Two large compass roses orient north to the bottom of the sheet. The coastline is give a three-dimensional quality similar to a coastal profile view. The important Fort of Santa Cruz is shown at the tip of the promontory, and safe anchorages and depth sounding are given in the surrounding waters. Two other forts are depicted closer to the city of Oran. Adorned with a distance scale and a wreath-style title cartouche.
References: Koeman, Van Keulen [328].
Condition: B+
A crisp impression on a sheet with an "E V Oorspronk" watermark, some printer's ink residue at top right, and a few small rust spots. There is a short centerfold separation in the bottom margin and remnants of hinge tape on verso.