Rare chart of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands
A Chart of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, &c.
London,
The Navigation Warehouse and Naval Academy, No. 157, Leadenhall Street,
September 1st, 1846/1850.
Engraving sea chart, backed with linen and blue paper.
660 by 990mm (26 by 39 inches).
2973
notes:
Fine example of this impressive and extremely rare sea chart of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
The chart features five profiles of the islands' mountainous coastlines, while six insets provide hydrographic detail for San Juan, St. Thomas, Road Harbour, Guanica, Mayaguez and Christiansted. There is also a sobering "Precautionary Notice respecting the positions of the Virgin Islands:"
"The various conflicting statements of the positions of these is...
The chart features five profiles of the islands' mountainous coastlines, while six insets provide hydrographic detail for San Juan, St. Thomas, Road Harbour, Guanica, Mayaguez and Christiansted. There is also a sobering "Precautionary Notice respecting the positions of the Virgin Islands:"
"The various conflicting statements of the positions of these is...