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A New General Chart of the West Indies
from the latest Marine Journals and Surveys. Regulated and Ascertained by Astronomical Observations.
London,
Printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett Fleet Street, as the Act directs,
July 1st, 1779.
First edition. Large folding engraved map, dissected and laid down on linen, with contemporary hand-colour in part and in outline, with pink shield-shaped paper labels on the verso inscribed "West Indies".
730 by 1035mm (28.75 by 40.75 inches).
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notes:
An elegant and detailed chart of the West Indies, first published by Sayer and Bennett in 1779, as here, and again in 1790, followed by updated issues by Laurie and Whittle in 1794, 1799, and again in 1802. It is worth noting that the 'A New General Chart of the West Indies' (1799-1802) is quite distinct from the charts of the West Indies inherited from Thomas Jefferys by Sayer and Bennett, on his death in 1771, and posthumously published as the 'West India Atlas' from 1775...
