Rare chart of the Cayman Islands

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Océan Atlantique. Mer des Antilles. Le Grand Caïman...

DÉPÔT-GÉNÉRAL DE LA MARINE
Paris,
1856
Engraved map.
330 by 495mm. (13 by 19.5 inches).
2023

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Scarce. Separate maps of the Cayman Islands are uncommon. The present map, engraved by Charles Dyonnet for the Dépôt-Général de la Marine, is based on George Gauld's 1773 survey of the Island, with corrections from De Mayne's mapping of the region in 1816.

George Gauld was a Scottish military surveyor working for the British Admiralty. From 1764 to 1781 he charted the difficult waters off the Gulf Coast of West Florida. Some of his surveys were published by J.F.W...

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