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 CARIB108 -
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS “The Town and Port of Nassau, New
Providence, Bahama Islands.”
London 1864. Colored. 9½ X
14. View with text. Finely engraved view of Nassau Harbor depicts
ships both steam and sail. Commercial buildings line the street within
the harbor, where soldiers are marching, people are walking and talking,
and a cart full of produce is trundling along the road outside the large
stone gates at the entrance to the Governor’s Mansion. An attractive
harbor side scene. |
$195 |
 CARIB162 - U. S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE
“Turks
Islands from British Surveys.”
1830-1845. (Corrections to 1963.)
34X26. Chart H0 1000. Very detailed soundings. Shows Grand Turk, Salt
Cay and Sand Cay. |
$80 |
 CARIB165
- N. BELLIN “Carte Des Isles Situes au nord
de St. Domingue” Paris 1763. Colored. 9X15. Attractive chart of the Bahama Islands includes the southeastern end of Long Island. Isle de
Krooked, Isle de la Fortune, Isle de Samana, I.d'Aklin. Isles
Plates, Isle de Magone, Isle D'Inague, La Petite Inague and Les Cayques
& Le Mouchoir Carre. Chart shows many soundings in and around Les
Cayques (Caicos). Compass rose and very decorative title cartouche of
leaf, flower & scroll motif. |
$425 |
 CARIB171 - BRITISH ADMIRALTY
“West Indies. Great Bahama Bank, Ragged Islands Anchorage.” surveyed by Commdr R.
Owen R. N. Pub. London 1834. Corrections to 1962. 19½X25. Chart 1399.
(See previous listing from the USNHO of 1834/1898.) |
$80 |
 CARIB125
- U. S. NAVAL
OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE “West Indies. Bahama Islands. Tongue of the
Ocean. Southern Part. From British Surveys
between 1836 and 1848. & U. S.
Navy Surveys to 1964.” Wash. D.C. 1969.
Green, grey, white
coloration. 33X41. Large very striking chart shows Andros Island and the
Great Bahama Bank divided by The Tongue of the Ocean. Includes Compass
Cay, Pipe Cay, Great Guana Cay on the eastern side. Chart is intensely
detailed around Tongue of the Ocean showing depths and ridges of sand,
channels and courses. An excellent navigational chart from the late
1960's. USNOO Chart #5956. |
$85 |
 CARIB204
- BRITISH ADMIRALTY “West Indies. Bahamas. Turks Islands.
Surveyed by Capt. R. Owen. R.N. H.M.S.
Blossom 1830” London. 1842. Corrected to 1950/1965. B/W.
25X19. Excellent sea chart of the Islands shows Turks Island Passage,
hundreds of depth soundings, the Mouchoir Passage, Salt Cay & Hawks Nest
Anchorage. Includes a detailed inset chart titled “Grand Turk. West
Coast.” depicting Cockburn Town, Salt Pond, North Creek & low scrub &
forested areas. Also includes 2 large compass roses & courses as aids
for mariners approaching and sailing around the islands. Chart #1441.
Good, clean condition. |
$110 |
 CARIB205
- J. N. BELLIN “Carte Des Isles Turques”
Paris. 1768. Colored. 10X6. Finely drawn chart shows the Turks & Caicos
islands in the Bahamas & depicts Grande & Petite Salme & La Colon,
surrounded by detailed depth soundings & tracks of the French ship
L'Aigle, sailing between the islands. Locates shoal areas & Seend Kee,
or Sable Cay & includes a compass rose with radiating rhumb lines as an
aid to mariners navigating the islands from offshore. A decorative title
cartouche in top left is ornamented with scroll & shell motifs. This
excellent chart was drawn & engraved under the direction of Jacques
Ncolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Director of the Depot de la Marine in
Paris & Royal Hydrographer to the King. It was published in “Description Geographique Des Debouquemens Qui Sont Au Nord De L'Isle De Saint
Domingue.” A fine small chart.
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$425 |
 CARIB318
- J. N. BELLIN “Carte De La Cayque De L'Ouest Et Partie De Celle Du Nord
Avec Ses Mouillages.”
Paris. 1768. Colored. 8¾X15. Attractive chart shows
two of the Caicos islands in the Bahamas. 1.) Petite Cayque ou Cayque De
L'Ouest & 2.) Cayque Bleue ou Partie Occidentale De La Cayque Du Nord.
The Petite Cayque is one of the westernmost islands & the Cayque Bleue
shows part of the western region of the Northern Caicos Islands. The
chart was drawn to show depth soundings between the islands, courses &
the track of the French ship L'Aigle in 1753. Locates anchorages, capes
& bays, rocks & islands of sand. A very decorative title cartouche
ornamented with leaves, shells & scrolls is drawn in lower left & the
chart was designed to aid navigators approaching the islands from
offshore. Engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin
(1703-1772) the Royal Hydrographer to the King in Paris, the chart was
published in “Description Geographique Des Debouquemens Qui Sont Au Nord
De L'Isle De Saint Dominque,” in 1768.
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$385 |
 CARIB106
- U. S. COAST SURVEY “Atlantic Coast of the United States. In 4 sheets.
Sheet IV. Mosquito Inlet to Key West.”
Wash. D.C. 1863. 24X27¼. Fine chart shows Florida's
East coast from Mosquito Inlet to Cape Canaveral, down to Key Biscayne &
Key West. Depicts the Little Bahama Bank, Great Bahama Is. Great &
Little Abaco, the Providence Channels, Eleuthera, Exuma Sound, Andros
Island, Long Island, Cat Island & the North Coast of Cuba. The chart
includes buoys & beacons, hundreds of depth soundings, navigational
notes on bottoms & shows the Line of the Axis of the Gulf Stream.
Condition is excellent. Mounted on new canvas.
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$525 |
CARIB_BAH431 - U.
S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE “Eastern Part of Bahama Islands.” Wash.D.C. 1855.
Edition of 1890.00 B/W/ 24½X39. Fine navigational chart of the Eastern
Bahama Islands & Passages, from the Great Bahama Bank & Tongue of the Ocean,
over to Long Island, Crooked Island, to Mariguana Island & the Caicos
Passage, Island and Bank. Locates Great Inagua Island, Turks Island &
Passage, & Tortuga Island off the north coast of Haiti. Also locates the
eastern regions of Cuba with harbors noted around the shorelines. The chart
was prepared by Commander J. R.
Bartlett, Chief Hydrographer to the Bureau of
Navigation, in Washington, D.C. Very good clean condition. |
$385 |
  CARIB123A+B
- MAPS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. (2 maps on one sheet front & back.)
Face page “Exuma.” Horizontal 6 1/4X9 !/4. On Verso “Cays Between
New Providence & Eleuthera.” Horizontal. 6 1/2X8.Both maps are colored &
depict harbors, beacons, hills, ponds, Post Offices, cays & cuts, the
Fleeming channel & North East Providence channel. Excellent town &
harbor detail. Published by Stanford’s Geographical Establishment.
London 1926. |
$85 |
 CARIB121
- STARK & CO. “The Bahama Islands Engraved for Stark’s History of
& Guide to the Bahama Islands.” Boston 1891. B/W. Canvas mounted.
6X13. Very detailed chart shows the Little Bahama Bank, Great Abaco
Island, Providence Channel, Eleuthera, Cat Island, Exuma Sound, Tongue
of the Ocean, Andros Island, New Providence & Nassau, Long Island, Turks
& Caicos, Acklin Island & Inagua. Includes many more cays in fine
detail, along with the east coast of Florida & the Gulf Stream & the
northern tip of Cuba & Haiti. The chart was printed by the
Photo-Electrotype Co. in Boston in 1891, for Stark’s History & later
mounted on canvas. Very good condition with excellent detail. |
$285 |
 CARIB122
- E. STANFORD “The Bahamas.”
London 1896. Colored. 20X24.Very handsome chart of the Bahama
Islands with two inset charts 1.) New
Providence, & 2.) Nassau. Chart includes all
islands, cays, & channels from Great Abaco &
the Little Bahama Bank & New Providence Channel down to Berry Island,
Eleuthera, Exuma Sound, Tongue of the Ocean, Cat island, Andros Island,
New Providence, Great Bahama Bank, Long Island, Turks & Caicos, Aklin &
Inagua islands. Includes the east coast of Florida with the Gulf.
Also includes a small section of the north coast of Cuba. The chart was
published by Edward Stanford, a famous London publisher of the 19th
century, who produced many atlases & maps, which he supplied to major
map dealers & booksellers throughout the world. This is a fine chart in
very good condition mounted on canvas. |
$525 |
 CARIB130
- STARK & CO “Coast Chart of the Bahama islands Nassau &
Vicinity. Compiled from the latest United States & British Admiralty
Surveys.” Boston 1891. B/W. 17X11. Very detailed chart shows Great
Abaco Island, the Berry Islands, New Providence Channel, & New
Providence Island with Nassau, the Andros islands, & Eleuthera. Depicts
Tongue of the Ocean at base of chart. Includes depth soundings, courses,
rocks, beacons & lights, & all primary harbors. This is an excellent
coastal chart published for Starks’s Guide by the Photo Electro Eng. Co.
in Boston 1891, & mounted on fine canvas. |
$325 |
  CARIB166A-B
- MAPS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS (2 maps on
one sheet. Front & Back.) Face page. “Andros Island.” Vertical 10X6. On
Verso. “Berry Islands and Cays to the North of Andros Island.” Vertical
9½X6. Both maps are colored and depict
harbors, beacons, ponds, bays, cuts & cays. Excellent town & harbor
detail. Published by Stanford’s Geographical Establishment. London 1926.
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$85 |
  CARIB167A-B
- MAPS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. (2 maps on one sheet. Front &
Back.) Face Page “Cat Island.” Horizontal. 7X7¼. On Verso “Cays in the
Exuma Range.” Includes Eleuthera. Vertical. 8½X6. Both maps are colored
and depict harbors, towns, ponds, bays, cays & cuts.
Excellent town & harbor detail. Published by Stanford’s
Geographical Establishment. London 1926.
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$85 |
  CARIB168A-B
- MAPS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. (2 maps on one sheet. Front &
Back.) Face page. “Biminis.” Vertical. 9½X6. On Verso. “Grand Bahama.”
Horizontal. 6X9½. Both maps are colored & depict harbors, towns, ponds,
cays & cuts. Excellent town & harbor detail. Published by Stanford’s
Geographical Establishment. London. 1926.
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$85 |
  CARIB169A-B
- MAPS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. (2 maps on
one sheet. Front & Back.) Face page. “Ragged Island.” Vertical. 9½X6.
On Verso. “Crooked Island Group.” Horizontal. 5½X7¼.
Both maps are colored & depict towns & harbors, ponds, cays & cuts.
Excellent town & harbor detail. Published by Stanford’s Geographical
Establishment. London 1926.
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$85 |
 CARIB137
- A. SLOM “I’le D’Abaco. Vue Generale De Hopetown.”
Paris 1878. Colored. Lithograph. 7X9. Attractive view of Hopetown with
ships in the harbor and wharfs, commercial buildings & dwellings lining
the shore. Green foliage in the foreground. This is an interesting view
showing the development of Hopetown in the late 19th century.
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$275 |
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CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS of BAHAMIAN
FISH
published in 1905 for THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY of BALTIMORE.
Each plate size 7X10 inches.
Colored. $75.00 per plate
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 CARIB441
- Cephalcanthus volitans. (Linnaeus) FLYING GURNARD – Bat Fish.
About 2/3 natural size. (Plate LX)
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$85 |
 CARIB442
- Pterophryne histrio. (Linnaeus.) MOUSE FISH. – Sargassum
Fish. Twice natural size. (Plate LV)
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$85 |
 CARIB443
- Teuthis coeruleus. – (Bloch & Schneider.) BLUE TANG. Surgeon
Fish. About 4/5 natural size. (Plate LVI).
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$85 |
 CARIB444
- Tycos urus Caribbaeus. (Le Sueur.) HOUND FISH. 2/3 natural
size. (Plate LIII)
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$85 |
 CARIB445
- Rhypticus bistrispinus – (Mitchill) SOAP FISH. 2/3 natural
size. (Plate LII).
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$85 |
 CARIB446
- Sparisoma aurofranatum. (Cuvier & Valenciennes). GOLD BRIDLED
PARROT FISH. Natural Size. (Plate LIX).
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$85 |
 CARIB447
- Bodlannus fulvus punctatus, (Linnaeus.) NEGRO FISH. Natural
Size. (plate LV111)
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$85 |
 CARIB448
- Epinephelus maculosus. (Cuvier & Valenciennes). RED HIND.
Natural Size. (Plate LVII).
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$85 |
 CARIB449
- Pomacanthus Arcuatus. (Linnaeus) Black Angel Fish. 7/9 natural
size.
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$85 |
 CARIB450
- Anisotremus. (Linnaeus) Pork Fish. About 2/3 natural size.
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CARIB106
- U. S. COAST SURVEY “Atlantic Coast of the United States. In 4 sheets.
Sheet IV. Mosquito Inlet to Key West.”
Wash. D.C. 1863. 24X27¼. Fine chart shows Florida's
East coast from Mosquito Inlet to Cape Canaveral, down to Key Biscayne &
Key West. Depicts the Little Bahama Bank, Great Bahama Is. Great &
Little Abaco, the Providence Channels, Eleuthera, Exuma Sound, Andros
Island, Long Island, Cat Island & the North Coast of Cuba. The chart
includes buoys & beacons, hundreds of depth soundings, navigational
notes on bottoms & shows the Line of the Axis of the Gulf Stream.
Condition is excellent. Mounted on new canvas.
