Subject: Western India
Period: 1778 (dated)
Publication: The East-India Pilot, or Oriental Navigator...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17.9 x 23.4 inches
45.5 x 59.4 cm
This sea chart details the western coastline of India from the Kathiawar peninsula to Cape Ramas in Goa. Key cities such as Surat and Bombay are noted, and the topography of the coastline is also depicted. Four coastal approach views are illustrated in the blank interior. A detailed and uncommon chart.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) M.SAY-3a #45.
Condition: B+
A nice impression on paper with a Strasbourg Lily watermark. There are faint dampstains at right, entering the image in the corners.