Subject: Greater Antilles
Period: 1747 (circa)
Publication: A Complete System of Geography...
Color: Black & White
Size:
16.6 x 13.7 inches
42.2 x 34.8 cm
Two detailed and beautifully engraved maps on a single sheet, one showing Cuba and the other depicting Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. Both are "Drawn from the most approved Maps and Charts, and Regulated by Astron'l Observat'ns." Each map is graced by a charming rococo-style cartouche and includes a compass rose.
References: McCorkle (18th C. Geography Books) #17-35 (Vol II); Shirley (BL Atlases) T.BOW-2a #65.1 & #65.2.
Condition: B+
A dark impression on paper with the Strasbourg Bend & Lily watermark of Lubbert van Gerrevink. There is light offsetting, minor toning, and a small hole in an unengraved area near center that has been infilled with archival materials.