Subject: Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean
Period: 1777 (dated)
Publication: Robertson's History of America
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.1 x 12.3 inches
48.5 x 31.2 cm
Lovely copper engraved map covering the region from Florida and the Gulf coast to northern South America.   The southern portion of Florida is fragmented into numerous waterways.  There is crisp detail of the many islands, the South American coast and Central America.  Decorative rococo-style title cartouche and compass rose.  Published by W. Strahan and T. Cadell.
References: Howes #R-358.
Condition: B+
A nice impression, issued folding.  This example has been fully backed in linen to repair a few short fold separations, mostly confined to the blank margins, and a short binding tear at right.  There is a binding trim at right that extends to the neatline, although the linen backing creates a bit of a margin.