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Plano de la gran Bahia de Cardenas... Cuba
Madrid,
1836
Engraved chart, with soundings and notes.
430 by 530mm (17 by 20.75 inches).
11710
notes:
Rare Spanish Admiralty chart of Cardenas Bay, Cuba.
The charts produced by the 'Direccion de Hydrografica' were detailed surveys not unlike the charts of the British Hydrographic Office, however official Spanish charts of this sort appear on the market much less frequently than their French and English counterparts, and even fewer have appeared to survive than contemporary American publications. ...
The charts produced by the 'Direccion de Hydrografica' were detailed surveys not unlike the charts of the British Hydrographic Office, however official Spanish charts of this sort appear on the market much less frequently than their French and English counterparts, and even fewer have appeared to survive than contemporary American publications. ...
