Hand Magnifier
$45.00

General Caribbean

CARIB116 - R. BONNE “Carte De Supplement Pour Les Isles Antilles. Par M. Bonne Ingenieur Hydrographe.” Paris. 1787. Colored. 9¼X13½. Attractive map of the West Indian Islands drawn in 2 sections. Top section shows the Virgin islands as a group & bottom section is divided into 8 squares with the islands of St. Eustache & St. Kitts, Antigua, Domingue, St. Lucie, Barbade, St. Vincent, Grenada & Tobago in separate boxes, as small charts. Depicts primary harbors around the islands & their positions in degrees with the Meridian through Paris. A decorative & finely engraved set of charts. The charts were engraved under the direction of Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795), the Royal Hydrographer to the King & Director of the Dept De la Marine in Paris. Published in “Atlas Encyclopedique” by Bonne & Nicolas Demarest (1725-1815.)

CARIB119 - R. BONNE “Supplement Pour Les Isles Antilles Extrait Des Cartes Angloises Par M. Bonne, Ingenieur-Hydrographe De La Marine.” Paris. 1780. Colored. 12½X8½. Attractive map of the Virgin Islands plus 9 additional inset charts of the islands 1.) Barboude, 2.) St. Christopher, 3.) Antiqua, 4.) Dominica, 5.) St. Lucie, 6.) Barbadoes, 7.) St. Vincent, 8.) Grenada & 9.) Tobago. All the maps including the Virgin Islands group are depicted surrounded by harbors & show topographical details. Engraved under the direction of Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795). Director of the Dept de la Marine in Paris & published in “Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues de Globe Terrestre” by Guillaume Raynal in 1780. An attractive collection of maps on one sheet. Very nice condition.

CARIB131 - N. de FER Les Isles De L'Amerique connue Sous le Nom D'Antilles ou Sont les Isles de Cuba, St. Dominque et Jamaique, les Lucayes, Les Caribes, et Celles du Vent. Par. N. de Fer. Paris. 1702.Colored. 9X13. This fine early map shows the southern tip of the Florida Peninsula, the Bahama Islands and channels, Cuba, Jamaica, St. Domingue, Porto Rico, and the West Indies Islands, plus a portion of Mexico, Honduras, the Isthmus of Panama and the northern coast of South America (Venezuela.) All the islands, harbors and channels are named with their country of ownership e.g. Spain, Holland, France and England and Jamaica, Cuba and St. Domingue bear notations of discovery by Columbus in 1492. From Atlas Curiieux ou Le Monde Represente Dans Des Cartes Generales et Particulieres.... Nicolas de Fer (1646-1720) who created this map was a French geographer, engraver and publisher, who became one of the most sought after mapmakers in Paris in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

CARIB138 - J. N. BELLIN Les Petites Antilles ou Les Isles du Vent Paris 1764. Colored. 9X6. Finely engraved chart locates Anguilla, St. Martin, St. Barts, Barboude, Saba, St. Eustache, St. Christopher, Nevis, Antigua, Montserat, Guadaloupe, Marie Galante, Domingue, Martinique, St. Lucie, Moustique, St. Vincent, Barbade (Barbadoes), Grenada and many smaller islands in between. Chart is decorated with radiating rhumb lines from a compass rose with fleur de lys and title is in a sculpted frame with a garland of leaves & flowers in the French rococo manner.

CARIB141 - CAPT. KITT KAPP “Treasure Island. The English Took Possession in 1666 called by Dutch Pyrates Norman's Eyland from a Precise Survey in the Year of Our Lord 1963 by Capt. Kitt S. Kapp.” Published by Capt. Kapp in 1970 with corrections to 1992, the chart is based on authentic data compiled by him from early charts & documents and from his own surveys in his yacht the “Fairwinds”, regarding the treasure hidden in the sea flooded caves on Treasure Point on Norman's Island, south of Tortola and east of St. John's in the British Virgin Islands. Capt. Kapp, a well respected explorer and cartographer decorated the chart in the manner of the late 17th century cartographers incorporating sailing ships, sea serpents, a compass rose and a long landfall approach view at the top of the chart, plus notes taken from the charts of the early mariners. (This highly decorative chart is a colored lithograph, hand signed by the author in June 2003. Image size is 19X22½ inches. A history of the pirates on Norman's Island accompanies the chart.)

CARIB143 - P. VAN DER Aa “De Vaste Kust Van Cheribicht Door Alonzo D'Ojeda Van't Eyland Cubagua Besogt.” Leyden 1720-39. Uncolored. 6X9. Charming small map shows the north coast of Venezuela with topographical details & depicts the West Indies islands of Mariegalante, Dominica, Barbadoes, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Bequia, the Grenadines, Tobago, Trinidad, Curacao, Margarita, & Aruba. The map was published in Pieter Van Der Aa's “Zee En Land-Reysen Des Dapperen Des Ferdinand Cortes” It was engraved after Alfonzo D'Ojeda & published in the travel book by Van Der Aa which describes the discoveries in the West Indies & Central America after Ferdinand Cortes. A decorative scene is drawn around the title in top left, depicting a battle on the shore with Spanish conquerors killing the natives. An attractive & decorative map by a famous cartographer of the early 18th century.

CARIB164 - T. KITCHIN “Carta Del Golfo Del Messico Dell Isola E. Paesi Adjacente. Da Servire Alla Storia Di America Del D. Robertson.” London. 1777. Colored. 12X18. This fine map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean was engraved by Thomas Kitchin (1719-1784) one of London's foremost engravers & publishers, for Dr. Robertson, a Doctor of Theology & Principal of Edinburgh University, who wrote books on history and geography which he published in English, French, & Italian editions, all with maps of the West Indies & adjacent regions. This map is from the Italian Edition of “Mexico or Nieuw Spanje” also published in “Historie De L'Amerique” with Thomas Kitchin as the engraver. The map depicts the West Indies Islands & the Bahamas with a strangely shaped Florida Peninsula, the coast of Mexico, Central America & the northern tip of South America. In the top right corner is a decorative title cartouche ornamented with leaves, flowers & scrolls in the 18th century manner. A very attractive map.

CARIB195 - De LA MARCHE Nouvelle Espagne, Nouveau Mexique, Isles Antilles Par Robert De Vaugondy Paris. c.1780. 9X12 Colored. Finely engraved chart shows the Gulf of Mexico, and the Gulf Coast. Central America, Mexico and the Baja Peninsula. All islands in the Caribbean, The Greater and Lesser Antilles, the Bahamas and Bermuda. Includes a strangely shaped Florida with a large bay on its southeastern side. Also depicts the eastern seaboard of the U. S. to Cape May, N.J. naming the region Nouvelle Angleterre (New England) Small inset top right depicts the Azores. An attractive chart..

CARIB222 - R. BONNE Les Isles Antilles et le Golfe Du Mexique Paris. 1780. Colored. 8X12. Attractive map shows Florida & the Gulf Coast, the Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Virgin islands and the West Indies down to the northern coast of Venezuela. Depicts also part of Central America and the Yucatan, Honduras & Panama. Includes an inset in top right of Bermuda titled Les Bermudes. Shows wind vectors in sea areas & many harbors around the coasts and the islands. From Atlas De Toutes Les Parties Connues Du Globe Terrestre. (Old fold down center pressed flat.) A fine chart.

CARIB261 - A. BRUE Carte Des Iles Antilles ou Indes Occidentales Du Golfe du Mexique et d'une Partie Adjacents par A. Brue, Geographe du Roi. Paris. 1825. Colored accents. 14X20. Striking and intensely detailed chart of the Gulf of Mexico from Florida and the Bahamas to Mexico, the Yucatan, Central America & the northern tip of South America (Venezuela). Includes the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies islands with a table in lower left indicating country of ownership for each major island under Spain, France, England, Denmark, Holland and Sweden. The chart shows all primary harbors & includes both topographical and hydrographical features on land and sea areas A finely engraved chart by a premier French cartographer. 

CARIB262 - A. BRUE Carte Particuliere des Iles Antilles ou des Indes Occidentales Redigee par A. Brue. Geographe du Roi. Paris. 1828. Colored outlines. 14X20. Fine, large chart of the Caribbean Sea & the West Indies islands includes the southern tip of the Florida peninsula and the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands & the Leeward and Windward island groups. At the top of the chart are 3 insets 1.) The Virgin Islands, 2.) Martinique and 3.) Guadeloupe showing excellent and finely engraved island contours. In lower left is a section of Guatemala & the Mosquito Coast. This is a fine chart produced by a premier French cartographer in the early 19th. century.

CARIB423 - J. N. BELLIN Carte du Golfe Du Mexique Et Des Isles De L'Amerique Pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages par M.Bellin. Ingr de la Marine 1754. Paris. 1754. Colored. 11X15. Very attractive map of the Caribbean Islands and the Gulf Coast shows a strangely shaped Florida peninsula bordered on the Atlantic side by the Bahamas and stretching across the Gulf Coast in the west to Pensacola and Mobile Bay, where a large Louisiana is shown with New Orleans and the Mississippi Passes. The coastal area continues to Mexico and Central America showing the Yucatan Peninsula & Honduras, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela on South America's northern coast. The map includes a good depiction of Cuba, Jamaica, Santa Domingo, and Porto Rico and the West Indies Islands. An interesting feature of the map are the routes of Ponce de Leon in 1512 and Cortez in 1519. From L'Histoire Generale Des Voyages" published by Francois Didot, Publisher at the Quai des Augustine, in Paris in 1754. (Jacques Nicolas Bellin, was the Royal Hydrographer to the King in Paris and head of the Depot de la Marine, when he was commissioned to map all the known coasts of the world, a task he undertook with care and expertise, the result being the Hydrographie Francoise which was issued in two volumes in 1756-1765. Bellin was born in 1703 and died in Versailles in 1772.)

CARIB271 - J. THOMSON West Indies. Edinburgh. 1816. Colored. 19X23. Very handsome chart of the islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico includes the Bahamas, Florida and the Gulf Coast around to Mexico, the Yucatan, Honduras and Central America to Panama and the northern tip of South America. Chart depicts Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Leeward and Windward islands of the West Indies. All harbors are noted around shorelines and bays and inlets around the coasts. This intensely detailed chart was published in Edinburgh in 1816 for inclusion in John Thomson's A New General Atlas Consisting of a Series of Geographical Designs on Various Projections. Exhibiting the Form and Component Parts of the Globe.

CARIB187 - BRITISH ADMIRALTY West Indies. Mona Passage to Dominica. Chiefly From Admiralty Surveys and U. S. Government Charts. London 1858 (1964). B/W. 26X39. Very well drawn chart shows the Mona Passage between the eastern end of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and depicts the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, St. Martin and all the West Indies islands down to Montserrat, Guadeloupe and Prince Rupert Bay on the Island of Dominica. The chart is intensely detailed showing harbors, depth soundings, courses. lights, buoys and includes navigational notes for sailing around the islands and entering harbors. A small inset chart in lower left depicts Aves or Bird Island (Venezuelan) charted by Capt. J. A. Paynter in H.M.S. Brilliant in 1949. This is a fine chart of the West Indies islands with excellent detail.

CARIB200 - S. A. MITCHELL “Map of Mexico, Central America and the West Indies.” Phila. 1867. Colored. 13X21¼. Very colorful map of the Gulf of Mexico & the Caribbean Sea including the West Indies islands & the Gulf of California with the Baja Peninsula. Depicts America's Gulf coast, Florida & the Bahamas Islands, Central America to Panama & the northern tip of South America. Includes 4 inset maps 1.) Map of the Island of Cuba, 2.) Map of the Island of Jamaica, 3.) Map of the Bermuda islands & 4.) Map of the Panama Railroads. The map was published in Samuel Augustus Mitchell's “New General Atlas” in 1867 and has a decorative border frame. An attractive map.

CARIB202 - W. M. BRADLEY “Map of Mexico, Central America & the West Indies.” Phila. 1887. Colored. 13½X23. Attractive map of the Gulf of Mexico & the Caribbean Sea with the West Indies islands, Central America & Mexico's Baja Peninsula. Depicts America's Gulf Coast with Florida & the Bahamas, & includes 5 inset maps 1.) Map of Mexico, 2.) Map of the Panama Railroad, 3.) Map of the Proposed Nicaragua Canal Route, 4.) Map of the Bermuda Islands & 5.) Map of the Island of Jamaica.This fine map was published by William Bradley in Philadelphia & based on Samuel Augustus Mitchell's map of the same name, issued in “Mitchell's New General Atlas” of 1867. On the back of this very detailed map are two additional maps. 1.) A fine map of Cuba, and 2.) A map of Northwestern America showing the Territory Ceded by Russia to the United States. The maps are all highly detailed showing cities, towns & harbors, roads & rivers & elevations.

CARIB130 - DEPOT GENERAL DE MARINE “Carte De La Partie Occidentale Des Iles Antilles Comprenant S. Domingue, La Jamaique, Cuba et Les Iles et Bancs de Bahamas.” Paris. 1801. B/W. 23½X35¼. Excellent chart from the famous Depot de la Marine in Paris, depicts the Florida Peninsula & the Bahamas in good detail with Cuba, St. Dominigue, Puerto Rico, & Jamaica. Locates the Cayman Islands & the east coast of Yucatan & the chart has many compass roses with radiating rhumb lines to aid mariners sailing through the islands. Includes harbors, capes & bays, straits, channels & hundreds of depth soundings. Published in 1801 the chart was issued in the “Hydrographie Francoise,” engraved on copper & printed on handmade rag paper. Good condition.

CARIB121 - W. S. ANDREWS “St. Lucia & Dominique S. End.” London. 1861. Colored. 7X12. Two fine horizontal landfall approach Views of the shorelines of the Islands of St. Lucia & Dominique on one sheet. At top is the coast of St. Lucia from Pt. Vigia to the entrance to Castries & below is the coast of Dominique from the harbor of Rossieu to South Head. Both Views depict the rocky coasts with sailing vessels offshore. The Views were very finely drawn for “Andrews. Illustrations of the West Indies. Descriptions of the Islands in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico & Florida.” Printed & published by Day & Son. Lithographers to the Queen. The Views were hand colored in watercolor & are very attractive.

CARIB160 - J. N. BELLIN “Les Petites Antilles ouLes Isles du Vent.” Paris. 1764. Colored. 9X6½. This excellent map encompasses the West Indies Islands from Anguilla south to St. Martins, St. Barthelemi, La Barbade, Saba, St. Eustache, St. Christophers, Nevis, Antiqua, Montserrat, La Desirade, Guadeloupe & Marie Galante, Dominique, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Barbade & Grenada. Includes a decorative title cartouche in lower left ornamented with leaves, flowers & scrolls, & a compass rose with fleur-de-lys pointer is positioned in the sea area as an aid for mariners approaching the islands from offshore. The map was engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Royal Hydrographer to the King, & Director of the Depot De La Marine in Paris. It was published in Bellin's “Petit Atlas Maritime” in Paris in 1764. Very good condition.

CARIB312 - J. N. BELLIN “Suite Des Isles Antilles. 2nd Partie.” Paris. 1764. Colored. 9X6¼. Attractive chart shows Guadeloupe & La Desirade, Marie Galante, Dominique, Martinique & Les Saintes, with a large compass rose with radiating rhumb lines & fleur-de-lys motif positioned in the sea area as an aid to mariners approaching the islands from offshore. All primary harbors are indicated around the islands which are dotted with small drawings of mountains & rivers inland. Engraved by Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Royal Hydrographer to the King in Paris and Director of the Depot de la Marine, the map was published in Bellin's “Petit Atlas Maritime” in Paris in 1764. A finely engraved chart in very good condition that includes a decorative title cartouche in lower left ornamented with leaves & scrolls.

CARIB314 - J. N. BELLIN “Carte Reduite Du Golfe Du Mexique et Des Isles De L'Amerique. Par M. B. Ing. De La Marine.” Paris. 1764. Colored. 8¼X12. Very attractive map of the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea & the West Indies Islands, as they were known to cartographers in the late 18th century. Depicts a strangely shaped Florida with the Bahamas offshore, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico & St. Dominigue. Locates North America's Gulf Coast with the Delta of the Mississippi, the coast of Mexico, Central America, Panama & the northern tip of South America (Venezuela) with the islands of Margarita, Trinidad & Tobago offshore. Includes a very decorative title cartouche in top right, ornamented with leaf, flower & scroll motifs. Engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) a master engraver & Royal Hydrographer to the King in Paris & Director of the Depot de la Marine, the map was published in Bellin's “Petit Atlas Maritime” in Paris in 1764. A fine map in very good condition.

CARIB155 - R. BONNE “Carte Des Isles Antilles ou Du Vent Avec La Partie Orientale Des Isles Sous Le Vent. Par. M. Bonne, Ingenieur-Hydrographe de La Marine.” Paris. 1783. Colored. 12½X8¼ Attractive & very detailed chart shows the eastern end of Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands down to St. Christopher, Nevis, Antigua, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Barbade, & the Grenadines. Also depicts the islands of Trinidad, Tobago & Marguerite off the northern coast of South America (Venezuela). The chart was drawn & engraved under the direction of Rigobert Bonne (1`727-1795), the Director of the Depot De La Marine in Paris, & published in Guillaume Raynal's “Atlas De Toutes Les Parties Connues Du Globe Terrestre” in 1783. A fine copper engraving.

CARIB156 - R. BONNE “Isles Antilles ou Du Vent Avec Les Isles Sous Le Vent. Par M. Bonne. Ingenieur-Hydrographe de La Marine. Fevrier 1782. Avec Privilege du Roi.” Paris. 1782. Colored. 13X8½. Chart shows the eastern end of Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands, down to St. Christopher, Nevis, Antigua, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, Barbade, St. Vincent & the Grenadines. Depicts Venezuela & the northern coast of South America with the offshore islands of Trinidad, Tobago & Marguerite & includes an inset chart titled “Supplement Pour Les Isles Occidentales Sous Le Vent,” showing the group of small islands that lie off the coast of Venezuela & form part of the Lesser Antilles. The chart was drawn & engraved under the direction of Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) the Director of the Depot de La Marine in Paris, & published in “Atlas Portatif A L'Usage Des Colleges Par L'Abbe Grenet.” in 1782. Finely engraved & detailed.

CARIB225 - H. MOLL “A Map of Terra Firma, Guiana & the Antilles Islands. By H. Moll. Geographer.” London 1717. Colored. 7X10. Herman Moll (1654-1731) was one of London's foremost geographers, mapmakers, engravers & publishers, in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, & his output was prodigious. His maps such as this one of the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola & the West Indies Islands with the northern regions of South America & Panama, were based on information brought back to London by navigators & explorers such as William Dampier (1651-1715) & Woodes Rogers (1697-1732) who furnished Moll with the latest sketches & surveys compiled from their voyages. This attractive map has a small compass rose in top center & depicts all the harbors around the islands & coastlines. The map was published in “Atlas Geographus: or A Compleat System of Geography For America,” in 1717. An attractive map in very nice condition.

CARIB226 - T. KITCHIN “A New and Correct Map of the American Islands now called the West Indies with the Whole Coast of the Neighbouring Continent. By Thos. Kitchin. Geogr..” London 1762. Colored. 11X14. Fine map takes in the entire Caribbean Sea with it's West Indies islands, & the Gulf of Mexico showing the coasts of Georgia, & the Florida Peninsula over to Louisiana & the Texas & Mexico coasts called the New Kingdom of Leon. Depicts Central America with the Yucatan & the Bay of Campeche, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica to Panama & the northern regions of South America. Includes the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico & Hispaniola & the Greater & Lesser Antilles. Depicts a compass rose in top right & arrows showing the direction of the trade winds in the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans & the Caribbean Sea. This excellent chart was designed to aid navigators of the many sailing ships that visited the region in the 18th century for trade, exploration, charting & for protection of their individual country's interests. Engraved by Thomas Kitchin (1719-1784) one of London's foremost engravers, & published in “The London Magazine” September 1762. A fine chart.

CARIB236 - J. THOMSON “West India Islands.” Edinburgh. 1816. Colored. 20X23. Splendid chart engraved in 4 sections depicts maps of Grenada, Tortuga, Trinidad & Curacao all with harbors and hydrographical & topographical details around island contours. A compass rose is positioned in sea areas & the chart of Curacao has an inset of Fort Amsterdam on Bay St. Ann & the Schotte Gat, showing the Parade Ground, the Gallows & the Battery of 18 guns. Engraved by Samuel John Neele (1758-1824) the chart was published by John Thomson in Edinburgh in 1816 & issued in Thomson's “New General Atlas.” A fine 4 part chart in very nice condition.

CARIB146 - J. WYLD “Map of the West India & Bahama islands with the Adjacent Coasts of Yucatan, Honduras, Caracas Etc. ” London. 1847. Colored. 20½X30½. Fine chart shows the southern tip of the Florida Peninsula with depth soundings around the coast, & the Florida Stream & the Bahama Channel offshore. Depicts the Lucayas or Bahama Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, the Virgin & West Indies Islands down to the northern coast of South America (Venezuela). Also includes the Yucatan, Honduras, the Mosquito Shore, Nicaragua, Costa Rica & Panama. The chart includes a reference table depicting British, French, Dutch, Spanish, Swedish & Danish Possessions. The chart has great detail of harbors & island contours. It was compiled under the direction of a famous chartmaker, James Wyld Sr. (1790-1836) & published by his son, James Wyld Jr. (1812-1887) who became the Royal Geographer to Queen Victoria, & republished many of his father's charts & became a prominent 19th century map & chart seller. (Very good condition.)

CARIB179 - J. MAWMAN “West Indies.” London. 1827. B/W. 7½X9½. Intensely detailed map of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico with all the West Indies Islands & includes Florida and the Bahama islands with Abaco & Hole of the Rock, & along the Gulf Coast to Mexico, Honduras, the Yucatan, Nicaragua, and Panama, continuing over to the northern coast of South America. All the islands are named with their major harbors, and the map depicts ship's tracks and courses throughout the region. The map was drawn in the early 19th century and is based on surveys brought back to London by earlier navigators. The Caribbean and the West Indies Islands were visited regularly by ships trading from Europe, and maps of all kinds were very popular items in the 18th and 19th centuries. This map was published by Joseph Mawman, a well-known map & atlas publisher, first in York, England & later in London.

CARIB192 - P. KUFFNER “Carabische Inseln.” Nurnber. 1777. Colored. 12X13½, This attractive map of the West Indies was published in C. G. A. Oldendorp's “History of the Evangelical Brethren in the Caribbean Islands. 1767-1777. ” In the center of the map, in the Caribbean Sea, is a subtitle “Caraibische See Oder Der Kraal. ” Next to the sub-title is a decorative compass rose and under it is a small drawing of a vessel in full sail. As the map appeared in a book about the Virgin islands, those islands get a bit more toponymic attention than the others in the island chain with both Sombrero and Anegada being named. The map is in good condition, with a slight repaired tear on the back not visible on the front. Rare & not often found on the market in this finely colored & engraved state

CARIB153 - EYRE & SPOTTISWOODE “Annual Reports. 1895-1898, A Collection of Accounts and Papers for 37 British Colonies & Possessions in the years. 1895-1898.” Includes over 600 pages and two maps 1.) The Island of Tortola and 2.) The Island of Dominica. The accounts describe the state of the agriculture, economy, trade, public works, legislation, crime & justice, development potential for each island, country & region both within the Caribbean and worldwide. The maps were folded and are now pressed flat & depict both topographical and hydrographical details. Map./#1. The Island of Tortola. Size. 10½X15 & Map #2. West Indies. Dominica. To Illustrate a report on the agricultural capabilities of the island by C. O. Naftel. Size 21½X15. (Note the volume is heavy with hardcover & leather binding. It has had some repairs, where the leather has dried out, but is in good condition overall.)

Antiqua

CARIB140 - J. N. BELLIN Carte De L'Isle D'Antigue Situee par 1a Latitude 17 Degres et par la Longitude de 64 Degres a 1'Occident de Paris, Paris 1764. Colored. 8X5. One of the most attractive & finely engraved maps of Antigua produced in the late 18th century by a prominent French cartogapher, shows coastal topography around the island, with bays, capes & points. Locates parishes, Port St. Jean, Parham, Willoughby, Bridgetown, Falmouth, St. Pierre, Old North Sound, I. le Gurata, Pointe Huttons. Depicts depth soundings off the western shore. Includes a compass rose with fleur de lys & rhumb lines radiating across the chart and a very decorative scrolled border frame (at top) surrounding title.

CARIB161 - B. EDWARDS “Map of the Island Antigua for the History of the West Indies by Bryan Edwards esq. ” London. 1794. Colored. 7X9. Finely detailed map of Antigua depicts parishes, forts, roads, churches, harbors, bays & a block plan of St. John's in Loblollo Bay on the island's northwest coast. Includes a compass pointer with fleur-de-lys motif in top left for direction. The chart was drawn under the direction of Bryan Edwards (1743-1800), a merchant who resided in Jamaice & traded in the West Indies for many years & who authored “The History Civil & Commercial of the British Colonies in the West Indies,” published by John Stockdale in London in 1794 with subsequent reissues. A fine islands chart.

CARIB188 - J. B. Homann & Homann's Heirs “Insula Antegoa ad Fidem Prototypi Londinensis Designata et Excusa per Homanniano Heredes.” Nurnberg c. 1737. Colored. 10X11. Fine early map of the island of Antigua shows both hydrographical & topographical details & includes many place names, harbors & bays & roads running across the island. Based on a map by Herman Moll (c.1654-1732) the map was trimmed from a folio sheet that included 3 other maps & remargined on 3 sides. The map has a decorative compass rose in the sea area and a reference table in top right. A very attractive map. (Note: the remargining was very well done and condition is fine.)

Barbados

CARIB114 - J. BELLIN Carte De L'Isle De La Barbade Paris 1758. Colored. 8X6. Attractive and finely drawn map of the island of Barbados showing parishes, harbors, bays and roads on the island. Decorative title cartouche and nice color. 

CARIB122 - J. GIBSON “A Plan of Bridge Town in the Island of Barbadoes.” London. 1766. Colored. 4X7½. Attractive map depicts a street block plan of Bridge Town as it was in 1766, & shows two churches, & the Old Yard. Willoughby Fort, The Swamp, Fishermans Dock & James Fort, Egginton's Green, Cox's Bay & the Powder Magazine. Includes a decorative title cartouche in upper right, with scroll, leaf & flower motifs, & a small compass rose in lower left. Drawn & engraved by John Gibson (fl. 1750-1792) & published in The Gentleman's Magazine in September 1766. The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer contained essays dealing with controversial issues, politics, travel, religion, & accounts of both foreign & domestic interest.

CARIB107 - B. EDWARDS “Barbadoes.” Charleston (S.C.) 1810. B/W. 9X7¼. Finely detailed map of the Island shows parishes, towns, roads & rivers, forts and harbors around the coast. Depicts Speight's Town, Hole Town, Bridge Town & notes that plantations or sugar works of greater note are indicated as “Seawell” & plantations or sugar works of lesser note are indicated as “Charnock The map was drawn under the direction of Bryan Edwards (1743-1800) a merchant who lived in Jamaica & traded in the West Indies for a number of years & who authored “The History Civil & Commercial of the British Colonies in the West Indies” which was printed in two volumes for John Stockdale in London in 1794 & was so popular it was reprinted in the U.S. in Charleston, South Carolina by E. Norford, Willlington & Co. in 1810 in “A New Atlas of the British West Indies.” An attractive map with excellent detail.

CARIB112 - J. THOMSON “Barbadoes” Edin. 1814. Colored. 20X12. Fine large map of the Island shows parishes, towns, settlements, harbors & bays. Depicts Carlisle Bay & Bridgetown, Charles Fort, Speightstown, Oistens Town & Bay & Hoopers Fort. The island has many churches & in each parish are the names of plantation owners. By the late 18th & early 19th century Barbadoes had become an important source for sugar, molasses, rum & cotton & it's harbors were filled with ships from London & Liverpool and European Ports trading with the plantation owners for those desirable commodities. The map was published by John Thomson in Edinburgh & engraved by James Kirkwood & issued in Thomson's “New General Atlas” in 1814. Very good condition.

CARIB429 - B. STENNET "Carlisle Bay and Bridge Town. Barbadoes." London. c.1820. B/W. 5X7. Very finely engraved view of the Bay & Harbor of Bridge Town, Barbadoes, with a tall ship anchored in the foreground, while the Ship's Captain sits in a launch being rowed toward the ship by two of his officers. Depicted around the Bay are commercial buildings, wharves, houses & a church & the Bay itselt is dotted with small boats sailing around the harbor. A very attractive scene published by Neele & Son in London. in 1820.

CARIB430 - J.GOLD "Needham's Point, Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes." London. 1817. B/W. 6X9. Very finely engraved view shows a tall ship flying the British flag anchored in the Bay with a coastal vessel sailing along the shore while 2 men in a skiff are fishing in the foregound. Depicted on top of a high hill in the background is a barracks or fortress & commercial buildings & palm trees line the shore below. The view was published in Joyce Gold's "Naval Chronicle" in London in 1817.

Cayman Islands

Cuba

CARIB172 - J. N. BELLIN Isle De Cube Paris. 1764. Colored. 8X12. Finely engraved chart shows the island of Cuba with many harbors located around its coast line. Also depicts the Bahama Islands of Providence, Cat Island, Eleuthera, Andros Island, Long & Crooked Islands, surrounded by shoals and banks. The southern tip of Florida appears as a collection of 3 small square islands above the Florida Keys. The 'Canal De Bahama' is located in the position of today's Straits of Florida. A very decorative title cartouche is drawn in lower left with leaf, scroll & flower motifs. A beautiful map, finely colored. with compass rose & radiating rhumb lines & ship's tracks around Cuba and through the Bahamas. 

CARIB181 - J. N. BELLIN Baye De Matance dans 1'Lsle'de Cube Paris 1764. Colored. 8X6. Chart shows Matanzas Bay on the northwest coast of Cuba near Havana, showing detailed soundings in the Bay and around the shoreline. Locates the town of Matanzas with block plan; Fort S. Charles & settlements along the Matance River. Depicts rivers flowing into the Bay and shoreline topography indicates shoals and beaches. Trees and hills line the shore around the Bay. Includes a decorative title cartouche in lower right with leaf & scroll motifs. 

CARIB182 - J. N. BELLIN Plan De La Baye De St. Yago dans 1'Isle de Cube, Paris 1764. Colored. 8X6. Chart shows the Bay of St. Yago on the southeastern coast of Cuba. Locates the town of St. Yago within the Bay with block plan and anchorage. A Fort appears at the entrance to the Bay with gun batteries and a road is drawn running southward from St. Yago to the Fort at the entrance. Many depth soundings appear in the Bay and shoreline topography shows the Bay surrounded by trees and vegetation. Decorative title cartouche has leaf and scroll motifs.

CARIB183 - J. N. BELLIN Entree De La Baye De St. Yago dans 1'Isfie de Cube Paris 1764. Colored. 8X6. Chart shows the entrance to the Bay of St. Yago on Cuba's southeastern shore. Locates Fort de St. Pierre de Roc at the entrance and a road running from the Fort to the town of St. Yago. Locates three other forts: St. Catherine, Fort de la Treille & Petit Fort sur un Rocher. Many depth soundings appear in the Bay with an anchorage area; and an unnamed island appears offshore. Very decorative title cartouche with leaf and scroll motifs is drawn in lower left.

CARIB186 - J. THOMSON Island of Cuba Edin. 1816. Colored. 9X23. One of the finest early 19th. century charts of the island including the Great Bahama Bank and the Bahama Channel & the southern Bahama Islands. Shows Havana and principal harbors, points & shoals; rivers, roads & elevations. Locates Isle Pinos and the Caymans and many offshore islands and rocks and low water areas. 

CARIB189 - J. N. BELLIN Le Port Marianne dans 1'Isle de Cube Paris 1764. Colored. 9X6. Chart shows the harbor of Marianne on the northwest coast of Cuba near Havana. Depicts many detailed soundings in the harbor & shoreline topography indicates shoals and beaches; trees & vegetation surround the harbor and a decorative title cartouche is engraved in lower left, with leaf, flower and scroll motifs.

CARIB254 -  British Admiralty- West Indies. Cuba-South Coast Santiago Harbor. London 1901 (Corrected to 1967. From U.S. Government chart from 1899. Includes landfall approach view of the entrance. 39x26 B/W #443.

CARIB266 -  U. S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE West Indies. North Coast of Cuba. Habana Harbor.(Puerto De La Habana.) From Surveys by U.S. Navy to 1930 & By Public Works of Cuba to 1930 with corrections to 1941. Wash. D.C. 1882 (corrected to 1944.) B/W. 32X51. Very large chart shows both topographical and hydrographical details with street block plans, wharves, anchorages, depth soundings, courses and includes navigational notes for entering the Harbor. Depicts both public and commercial buildings. An excellent chart used aboard the U. S. Escort Carrier Mission Bay in WWII. Chart #0307.

CARIB267 -  U. S. HYDROGRAPHICAL OFFICE West Indies. South Coast of Cuba. Guantanamo Bay From Entrance to Caimanera. From a Survey by U. S. S. Bowditch in 1941 and Earlier U. S. Naval Surveys. Wash. D.C. 3rd Edition. 1943. Blue/pink and white coloration. 43X32. Striking, colorful and very detailed chart shows both topographical and hydrographical details. Locates wharves, anchorages, bays, points, cays, salt beds, mud flats, dredged areas, and depicts public and commercial buildings, streets, and around shorelines are hundreds of depth soundings. This finely detailed sea-chart was used aboard the U. S. Escort Carrier Mission Bay in WWII. Chart #5754.

The West India Atlas or a Compendious Description of the West Indies Consisting
of a Complete Collection of Accurate Charts, with Plans of the Harbours, Roads, Bays,
and Maps of the Separate Islands taken from Actual Surveys. Together with an Historical
Account of the Several Countries and Islands which Compose that Part of the World.
Engraved by Thomas Jefferys and Published by Robert Sayer. 1775 (1788).

The following charts of harbors on the coast of Cuba were engraved by Thomas Jefferys (1710-1771) a prominent engraver in 18th century London. He began his career as a copper engraver, while developing an interest in geography and map selling. He was appointed Geographer to the Prince of Wales in 1746 and later Geographer to King George III. His early interests lay in English County maps and maps of North America and the West Indies, which he compiled mostly from current sources. But although he was an outstanding engraver and cartographer he was constantly in debt and when facing bankruptcy in 1766, it was his friend Robert Sayer, a wealthy publisher in London who bailed him out and took over the publishing of his major works, such as The West India Atlas whch came out in 1775, 4 years after his death, with later editions to 1788. The charts have both hydrographical and topographical details and have been attractively designed.

St. Eustatius

CARIB124 - GAZZETTIERE AMERICANO. “Veduta Di S.Eustachio,” Livorno. 1777. Colored. 8½X13½. Very attractive view of the harbor of Oranjestad-Town on the island of Eustatius, one of the Netherlands Antilles in the West Indies. (The Dutch captured the island in 1632.) The view depicts buildings along the shorefront, with houses & a fort positioned on the sides of high hills that rise above the harbor. Sailing vessels are pictured offshore, some at anchor, some under sail, & light clouds appear in the sky lending the view a light & tranquil aspect. The view was drawn by N. Mabraini & engraved by J. Oltauiciri, & published by G. T. Masi for the “Atlante Del America” in Livorno in 1777, with maps & views taken from the “Gazzettiere Americano” This delightful view is a copper engraving, handcolored in watercolor & published on hand-made rag paper. A rare & scarce issue. (Ref. PhilIips Atlases. #1167.No.22.)

Grenada & the Grenadines

CARIB150A - BRITISH ADMIRALTY St. George's Harbour & Approaches Grenada, West Indies. 1958/59 (Corrections to 1965). 19X26. 

CARIB180 - J. N. BELLIN Carta Dell 'Isola Grenada Paris 1781. Colored. 8X6. From the Teatro della Guerra Maritima. A nice small chart of the island of Grenada showing parishes, all principal harbors, rivers, elevations & offshore islands. The Italian edition of this chart was taken from the French edition listed above. A very fine small chart. 

CARIB213 - J. N. BELLIN Carte De L'Isle De La Grenade Pour servir a l'Histoire Gnrale des Voyages. Par M.B. Ingr. de la Marine. Paris. 1758. Colored. 8X6. Attractive map of the island of Grenada, formerly a British Colony that achieved independence in 1974. One of the South Grenadine islands, chart shows mountains & rivers inland & detailed coastal topography depicting harbors, capes & bays. Title is in a decorative cartouche with scroll & flower motifs. (Included in De La Harpe's Voyages. 1780.) 

CARIB310 - J. N. BELLIN “Carte De L'Isle De La Grenade.” Paris. 1764. Colored. 8½X6½. Finely engraved & detailed map of the Island shows Parishes, the town & harbor of Fort Royal, harbors, points, capes, bays & anchorages around the coast, with roads & mountains inland. Includes a decorative title cartouche ornamented with leaves & scrolls, & a compass pointer with fleur-de-lys motif is positioned in the sea area, as an aid to mariners approaching the Island from offshore. Engraved by Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Royal Hydrographer to the King in Paris & Director of the Depot de la Marine, the map was published in Bellin's “Petit Atlas Maritime” in Paris in 1764. A very attractive map by a master engraver.

CARIB133 - LAURIE & WHITTLE “Bequia or Becouya. The Northernmost of the Grenadines, Surveyed in 1763. ” London. 1794. Colored. 13X18. Bequia is a small, attractive island about 7 square miles in size & about an hour by Ferry from St. Vincent. In 1794 when this chart was published the Island had been surveyed 31 years before & only the coastal bays & points had been charted & named. This chart depicts Admiralty or North Bay, Ance Hyby, Bay Salabin, Northeast Point, Grande Ance, West Point & South East Bay. No settlements appear on the island & only hills & forested regions are shown. The chart was published by Laurie & Whittle in London in 1794 & issued in “The West India Atlas.”

CARIB426 LONDON MAGAZINE "Plan of the Town & Fort of Grenada by Mr. de Caylus. Engineer General of the French Islands." London. 1762. B/W. 9X7. This very detailed map shows soundings, anchorages & shoals in the harbor & depicts Officers & Soldiers Barracks & the Guard Room surrounded by trees & low vegetation. Locates a Church, & a Pond below sea level that overflows in the rainy season & an "Ancient Town abandoned." In lower left is an inset map of the "Isle of Grenada" with detail of harbors around the shorelines & a compass rose with radiating rhumb lines is depicted in the Bay des Maringouens. A fine historical map published in The London Magazine in 1762. Ref. Sellers & van Ee. #2103.

Guadeloupe

CARIB149A - BRITISH ADMIRALTY West Indies. Anchorages in Guadeloupe & the Adjacent Islands. From French Government Surveys 1867-69. Issued. London. 1883.  Corrections to 1977. 26X18.

CARIB214 - J. N. BELLIN Carte De L'Isle De La Guadeloupe Pour servir a l'Histoire des Voyages. Par M. B. Ingr de la Marine. Paris. 1758. Colored. 8X12. Very decorative chart of the French island of Guadeloupe, one of the southernmost islands in the Leeward Group. Includes Isle de Marie Galante & Isle Des Saintes & depicts shoreline topography with primary harbors, capes & bays. Locates many mountain ranges inland with roads crossing the island. Title is surrounded by a decorative cartouche with scroll & flower motifs. (Included in De La Harpes Voyages. 1780.) 

CARIB117 - R. BONNE Les Isles De la Guadeloupe, De Marie Galante, De LaDesirade, Et Celles Des Saintes, Colonie Francoise dans les Antilles. Paris. 1780. 8X12. Finely engraved chart shows the island of Guadeloupe and neighboring islands, all French Colonies in the West Indies. Depicts harbors and small topographical details on the islands, and locates harbors and principal settlements. From Atlas De Toute les Parties Connues Du Monde Terrestre compiled by Abbe Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal (1713-1796) and engraved under the direction of Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) the Royal Hydrographer and head of the Dept. De La Marine, in Paris.

CARIB136 - N. POCOCK “Sir John Moore's Attack Off Basse Terre, Guadeloupe.” London. June 18, 1806. Colored. 5X8½. This finely detailed hand-colored engraving shows a view of British Navy ships in the harbor of Basse Terre. It was engraved by Wells, the drawing master to Christ's Hospital, from a painting by Nicolas Pocock (1741-1921) a well-known marine painter from Bristol, England. The scene was published in “The Naval Chronicle” in 1799 a monthly magazine that contained a variety of articles on nautical subjects. It was printed by Bunney & Gold in Shoe Lane, London, and sold through all the major booksellers in the different seaport town throughout the United Kingdom. An attractive scene from a popular magazine.

CARIB251 -  British Admiralty: West Indies-Haiti. Fort Libert to le Tortuga. London 1955 (Corrected to 1966). From the U.S. Government Charts to 1954. Shows insets of le Tortuga, Port De Cap Hatien, Port De Paix, Channel to Fort Libert and Baie De Fort Libert. 38"x25" #465.

CARIB253 -  British Admiralty. West Indies. Plans on the Coast of Haiti. London 1954 (Corrected to 1961). Includes the Chenal St. Marc, Chenal Gonave, Baie Des Gonaves and Baie Du Petit Gove. 39"x27" #466.

CARIB128 - U. S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE West Indies. Hispaniola. West Coast. Republic of Haiti. Petit Goave Bay. From a Survey by USS Eagle in 1913. Wash. D.C. 1920/1965. B/W. 22X26. Fine chart shows a large depiction of Goave Bay with land contours around its perimeter showing palm trees and low scrub.. Depicts Pt. Antoine, Pt Agujerada, Normita Cay & Baret River. Locates the Coffee Mill and wharf and partly cultivated shoreline regions near Petit Goave with a Custom House and a church, stores and dwellings. Hundreds of depth soundings are indicated in the Bay with courses and shoals noted throughout. USHO Chart #2756.

CARIB242 - J. N. BELLIN Cartes Des Havres De Kingstown Et de Port Royal Paris. 1764. Colored. 8X12. Fine early depiction of the harbors of Port Royal and Kingstown on the island of Jamaica, shows harbor contours with depth soundings & block plans of the two towns. Depicts Fort Rock & Passage Fort, Plum Pointe, & the Auberge (tavern) & includes a very decorative title cartouche with flower, leaf & scroll motifs. A handsome chart in fine color. 

CARIB244 - J. N. BELLIN Plan des Havres de Port Antonio et de Saint Francois Situs a la Coste du Nord Est de L'Isle de la Jamaique. Paris. 1764. B/W. 8X6. Finely drawn chart of a harbor much used in the 18th century, shows Port Antonio on the northeast coast of Jamaica. Depicts shoreline contours around the harbor and Isle de Lynche & locates many depth soundings throughout sea areas. Includes a large compass rose with fleur-de-lys motif & radiating rhumb lines. From Le Petit Atlas Maritime.

CARIB247B -  J. N. BELLIN Carte Reduite De L'Isle Jamaique Pour Servir Aux Vaisseaux Du Roy Dressee au Depost des Cartes et Plans De La Marine en 1753. Paris. 1753. Colored. 21X34. Very handsome large chart by a premier 18th century hydrographer, Jacques Nicolas Bellin, shows Jamaica divided into Parishes with great detail of harbors around the coast showing depth soundings and anchorages for vessels approaching the island. Inland the terrain is shown as mountainous interspersed with rivers and dots indicating settlements along the rivers and close to the shore. Chart includes the southern coast of Cuba and the western end of Hispaniola. A large, colorful compass rose with rhumb lines radiating across the chart is depicted in center and the title in top left, is in a rococo style cartouche topped with crown & shield and surrounded by leaf, flower and scroll motifs. From Hydrographie Francoise published by the Depot De La Marine in Paris in 1753, under the direction of J. N. Bellin. A beautiful chart in fine condition.

CARIB247C - U.S.H.O. West India Islands. Jamaica and Adjacent Coast of Cuba and Haiti including Pedro and Rosalind Banks. Wash. D.C. 1919. (corr.1931.) Light coloration. 27X43. Excellent chart shows the south coast of Cuba and the west coast of Haiti & the Gonave or Leogane Gulf. In center is a fine depiction of Jamaica with harbors named around the coast and detailed topographical and hydrographical features on and around the island. The chart shows the Pedro and Rosalind Banks & includes courses and navigational notes on lights, beacons and buoys amd depicts hundreds of depth soundings around coastal regions. Good condition.  

CARIB247D - M. SEUTTER Nova Designato Insulae Jamaicae Ex Antillanis Americae Septentrion. non Postremae Secundum Gubernationes Suas Accuratas aeri incisa et Publici juris facta a Matthaeo Seuttero Sac Caes. Et Reg. Cathol. Maj. Geogr. Augustae Vindel. Augsburg. 1745. Colored. 9X22. Very handsome map of the island of Jamaica, by a premier 18th century mapmaker, Mathias Seutter (1678-1756.) The map shows Jamaica's Precincts with detailed topographical features of mountains, forests, rivers & small settlements, and around the coasts the map indicates harbors, bays with depth soundings, shoals & small offshore islands. A prominent & stunning feature of the map is the beautiful scene surrounding the title in lower right, depicting natives working at their day-to-day activities in their natural habitat, surrounded by mountains and a landscape with palm trees. At the base of the map waves break on the shoreline and a mermaid appears rising from the sea. This is a striking map in glorious color that includes a colorful compass rose with fleur-de-lys pointer.

CARIB268 - U. S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE West Indies. Jamaica (British) From British Surveys from 1873 to 1881. Wash. D.C.1882. (corrected to 1943.) B/W. 25X40. Large island depiction is surrounded by hundreds of depth soundings. Locates Kingston and all primary harbors, capes, bays and points. Includes both topographical and hydrographical details and detailed navigational notes. A fine chart. Chart #347. Used aboard the U. S. Escort Carrier Mission Bay. in World War II.

CARIB249 - R. BLACHFORD “The Island of Jamaica with Plans of the Principal Harbors. Drawn from Recent Authorities.” London. 1847. B/W. 24½X30. Fine, rolled blue-backed chart by Robert Blachford (fl.1801-1840) one of England's foremost publishers of charts in the mid 19th century, shows the Island of Jamaica with both topographical & hydrographical details. Depicts Parishes, harbors, roads & elevations, plantations, churches, forts & barracks. Hundreds of depth soundings appear around shorelines & into harbors, & 3 large compass roses with radiating rhumb lines are drawn in sea areas as an aid to mariners navigating around the island & in adjacent waters. Includes 5 separate inset charts 1.) Plan of Montego Bay, 2.) Plan of Port Antonio, 3.) The Roadstead of Savanna La Mer, 4.) The Harbors of Kingston & Port Royal, & 5.) The Bay & Port of Morant. Blachford charts are well-known for their use of the most recent information available at the time & for their consideration of mariners using the charts in often uncharted waters. This chart was obviously used, but is in reasonably good condition for a rolled blue-backed chart of 1847.

CARIB129 - G. CRAM “Map of the Island of Jamaica.” Chicago. 1883-1906. Colored. 16X23. Large colorful map of the Island shows parishes, districts, cities, towns & harbors, rivers & roads. Depicts Port Royal & Kingston Harbor, bays & points around the coast & includes a table of reference indicating Jamaica as covering an area of 4,424 square miles with a population of 785,434 residents. This is a fine map published in Cram's “Unrivalled Family Atlas of the World.” 1883-1906,

CARIB103 - CAREY & LEA “Geographical, Statistical and Historical Map of Jamaica.” Phila. 1822. Colored. 16½X20½. This handsome map of the Island of Jamaica is bordered on 3 sides by text covering detailed information on the Island such as 1.) Climate, 2.) Chief Towns, 3.) Commerce, 4.) Religion, 5.) Government, 6.) Situation of the Island & it's Extent & 7.) The Face of the Island. e.g soil & productions & topographical details. In 1791 the lands in cultivation were 767 sugar plantations & 1000 breeding & grazing farms. There were also plantations of cotton, coffee, pimentos, ginger etc. The colorful map in center depicts counties, parishes, towns & harbors including Port Royal & Kingston. An interesting note says “In 1812 there were 319,912 slaves & the number of whites & free people of color was estimated at 40,000, making a total of nearly 360,000 people on the Island. This very colorful & informative map was published in Philadelphia in 1822 by Carey & Lea, Publishers, in their “Complete Historical, Chronological and Geographical American Atlas.” Very good condition.

CARIB227 - H. MOLL “A New Map of the Island of Jamaica. By H. Moll. Geographer.” London. 1708. Colored. 7X10. This fine map is one of the most detailed maps of Jamaica we've seen, for such an early date. It depicts hundreds of place names of towns & harbors & shows locations of sugar, cotton, indigo & cacao works with topographical details of rivers & mountains, bays & inlets. Herman Moll (1654-1731) was one of London's foremost geographers, mapmakers & engravers in the late 17th & early 18th centuries & his output was prodigious. His maps such as this one of Jamaica were based on information brought back to London by navigators & explorers such as William Dampier (1651-1715) & Woodes Rogers (1697-1732) who furnished Moll with the latest sketches & surveys compiled from their voyages. This attractive map has a small compass rose in lower left as an aid for navigators approaching the island from offshore & the map was published in “The British Empire in America” by John Oldmixon.(1673-1742) a well-known historian.

CARIB126 - J. TALLIS “Jamaica.” London. c.1850. Colored. 10X13½. Fine hand colored engraving of the Island of Jamaica, shows parishes, towns & harbors & depicts Port Royal & Kingston on the southeastern shore. Includes 5 attractive insets 1.) Sugar Mill, 2.) A Flying Fish, 3.) Port Antonio, 4.) A View of Kingston & 5.) A View of Port Royal Harbor. A decorative border frame surrounds the map which was published by John Tallis, Senior (1792-1842) and John Tallis Jr. (1817-1876) founders of the famous Tallis family of chart makers, printers & publishers in London and eventually also in New York in the 19th century. Very nice condition.

CARIB154 - N. DE FER “L'Isle De La Jamaique Divisee Par Paroisses Dressee Sur Des Memoires Anglois Par Le Sr. de Fer Geographe de Sa Mte Carolie a Paris Chez L'Auteur Dans L'Isle du Palais Sur Le Quay de L'Orloge a La Sphere Royale. ARD.R.” Paris. c. 1714. B/W. 9X13½. Very early and intensely detailed map of Jamaica, shows parishes, plantations, woods, mountains, & depicts harbors around the coast with bays & inlets. Locates Port Royal & includes a mileage scale in lower left and a compass rose in the sea area below the island. A fine map by a famous French geographer, cartographer, copper engraver and publisher. Nicolas De Fer (1646-1720.) Very good condition.

CARIB178 - J. GIBSON “A Map of the Island of Jamaica.” London 1762. Colored. 4X7¼. Attractive small map of Jamaica shows parishes, plantations & cultivated areas with woods, mountains and rivers. Locates harbors around the coast & depicts many towns with Port Royal and Kingston harbors along the southeastern shore & the towns of St. Davids & St. Andrews & Clarendon inland. The map was engraved by John Gibson (fl.1750-1792) one of London's foremost engravers and published in The Gentleman's Magazine in 1762.

CARIB237 A & B - “Jamaica at the Columbian Exposition 1892.” Hardcover book with text, views & a large map of the Island of Jamaica. The book was published in conjunction with the Chicago World's Fair & is sub-titled “Jamaica at a Glance. An Account Descriptive of the Colony of Jamaica with Historical & Other Appendices.” The map was folded into the book but is now pressed flat, & measures 11½X24½ & is a colored litho. It depicts counties, parishes, & boundaries. Cities, towns & villages and all major ports, harbors and bays around the shorelines including Port Royal, Kingston, Montego and St Anne's Bays & many others. It's a colorful and striking map of the island. Dedicated to Sir Henry R. Blake. Governor of Jamaica.

Margarita

CARIB308 - N. M. OZANNE “Le Cul-De-Sac Dans L'Isle De La Martinique. Vu Du Mouillage.” Paris. 1786-91. B/W. 7X13. Fine engraving of a harbor & anchorage on the island of Martinique in the West Indies drawn by Nicolas-Marie Ozanne (1728-1811) a well-known 18th century French engraver. The scene shows a variety of sailing vessels in the harbor flying the flags of different countries, as well as some longboats manned by oarsmen, rowing across the harbor. In the background onshore is a tree-lined road with buildings set below a hilly, mountainous terrain rising up from the shore. The title is drawn below the engraved scene & decorated with a crown & shield bordered by spiked banners & items of local produce. From “Differents Ports Et Rodes De France Et Des Antilles” Chez Gouaz. This is a very attractive & finely drawn engraving.

CARIB158 - J. N. BELLIN “Isle De La Martinique.” Paris. 1764. Colored. 8½X13½. Excellent map of the island shows topographical details, mountains, rivers, plains & settlements. Depicts major towns & harbors, Fort Royal & Cul De Sac Royal, Precheur, Le Carbet, Cul De Sac Robert, Pointe de la Caravelle, Bourg et Par de la Trinite & locates inlets, bays & shoals & small offshore islands. Includes a decorative title cartouche in top center ornamented with leaves & scrolls & two compass pointers as aids to navigators approaching the island from offshore. Engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Royal Hydrographer to the King & Director of the Depot de la Marine, in Paris & published in Bellin's “Petit Atlas Maritime” in 1764.

CARIB290 - J. N. BELLIN “Carte De L'Isle De La Martinique. Pour Servir a L'Histoire Generale Des Voyages. Par. M. Bellin. Eng. de la Marine. 1758.” Paris. 1780. Colored. 8X12. Attractive map of the Island of Martinique showing Fort Royal & Cul De Sac Royal, S. Pierre & the Ursuline Mission, Bourg et Par De La Trinite, Pointe de la Caravelle, Cul De Sac Robert, Bourg du Cul De Sac Francois, Cap Ferre & St. Luce. Depicts bays, inlets & anchorages around the coast & inland depicts mountains, rivers, & plains & indications of many small settlements. This fine map was engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Royal Hydrographer to the King & Director of the Depot de la Marine in Paris & published originally in A. F. Prevost D'Exile's “Histoire General Des Voyages” (1746-1789) & then republished in 1780 in Jean Francois De La Harpe's “Abrage de L'Histoire General des Voyages.” Very nice condition.

Montserrat

CARIB427 - WATERLOW & SONS “Montserrat.” London. c. 1900. Colored. 7½X5½.Colorful small map of the volcanic island in the West Indies shows roads, hot springs, police stations & the capital of Plymouth with Pier, that was destroyed in the major volcanic eruption in 1995 in the Soufrieres Hills above the old town. Also locates St. Georges Hill where tourists were able to view the eruption, & which is now closed to visitors along with the southern part of the island to the Belham River Valley, because of the size of the existing Volcanic Dome. The island was named by Christopher Columbus on his 2nd voyage in 1493 & is now a British Overseas Territory.

CARIB152 - J. N. BELLIN “Carte De L'Isle De Nieves.” Paris. 1764. B/W. 8½X6¼. Finely engraved map of the Island of Nevis in the West Indies just below the larger island of St. Christopher's. Depicts Parishes & the town & harbor of Charles Town on the southwest coast with roads criss-crossing the island connecting settlements & cultivated areas, between hills & regions of woods & low scrub areas. A large compass rose is drawn in the sea area & dozens of depth soundings are indicated in offshore waters as aids to mariners approaching the island. The map was engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Royal Hydrographer to the King in Paris, and published in his “Petit Atlas Maritime.” A fine copper engraving.

CARIB139 - J. GOLD “The Islands Redondo and Nevis in the West Indies.” London. 1808. Colored. 6X9½. Striking view of the islands' rocky cliffs with a large vessel in full sail depicted approaching the region, while a small coasting schooner is sailing offshore. This attractive hand-colored view was published by Joyce Gold a well-known printer & publisher at 103 Shoe Lane, Fleet Street, London in 1808. It was issued in “The Naval Chronicle,” a popular marine magazine that carried both pictures and text of nautical interest to sailors.

CARIB422 - RAND McNALLY Porto Rico Chicago. 1912. Colored. 19X12. Excellent map of Porto Rico in top center accompanied by 9 inset maps. 1.) Islands West of Porto Rico on same scale as main map. Mona and Monito Isles. 2.) Mayaguez Bay, 3.) Port Ponce Harbor, 4.) Port San Juan, 5.) Site of Port Ponce & the town of Ponce, 6.) Mayaguez City and Bay, 7.) Guadeloupe, 8.) Bermuda Islands, 9.) Barbados (Brit. Colony.) The maps are all intensely detailed showing harbors, roads, rivers & settlements, and were published in Rand McNally's Library Atlas of the World, 1912.

CARIB177 - G. F. CRAM Map of Porto Rico. Chicago. 1889. Colored. 16X22. Colorful map shows San Juan and many towns, villages and harbors on the island. Depicts railroads, main roads, cart roads, horse trails, steamship routes to and from San Juan, and the submarine telegraph lines. Includes 2 inset maps. 1.) City and Harbor of San Juan, and 2.) Culebra Island and Crab Island. Published by George F. Cram in Cram's Unrivalled Atlas of the World. An excellent map.

CARIB148 - T. PORCACCHI “Descrittione Dell'Isola Di S. Giovanni Detta Borichen.” Venice. 1686. Colored. 9½X6. This colorful little map with text below and on verso (back) is one of the earliest maps of Puerto Rico. It shows the island contours drawn to depict bays and harbor regions and locates Guanica and Lauco on the west coast and some of the West Indies islands, with the Virgins, off the east coast. The map is decorated with sea monsters and a compass rose and the title is enclosed in an ornamental strapwork cartouche floating in the sky above the island. Drawn and engraved under the direction of Tomaso Porcacchi (c.1530-1585) and Girolamo Porro (1520-1604) the map was published in “Lisole Piv Famose Del Mondo” in Venice in 1686.

CARIB149 - RAND MCNALLY “Puerto Rico” Chicago. 1897-98. Colored. 9X14. Finely detailed map of the Island shows States and Divisions in different colors and depicts all principal towns and harbors. Locates Aguadilla, Mayaquez, Ponce, Guayama, Humacao, San Juan and Arecibo and locates many rivers and mountain ranges inland. Includes two inset maps of 1.) San Juan Harbor, and 2.) Islands east of Puerto Rico showing Culebra and Vieques. The map also depicts Railroads, Main and Cart roads crossing the Island. Published in “The New Standard Atlas of the World.”

CARIB163 - F. MEAULLE “L'Isle Saint Bartelemy (Petite Antilles) Retrocedee a La France par Le Gouvernement Suedois,” and “La Ville et Les Forts des Gustavia, Port Principal de L'Isle de St. Bartelemy.” Paris. 1879. B/W. 9X12. Two views of St. Barts in the West Indies show mountains & hills along the shoreline with buildings below in the harbor. Sailing vessels are drawn approaching & entering the harbor from offshore. Locates both Fort Gustavia & Fort Oscar on both sides of the harbor entrance. These fine views were taken from a painting by F. Meaulle and drawn by M. de Dree & published in Le Monde in Paris in 1879. Maps and views of St. Barts are rare and these are particularly finely drawn and in very nice condition.

CARIB190 - J. N. BELLIN Carte De L'Isle De St. Christophe Paris 1764. Colored. 8X13. Attractive chart shows harbors around the island; parishes. The town and fort of Basse-Terre & Charlestown. Locates Pointe de Sable, Pointe Ragged, Pointe de Par, Pointe de St. Croix, La Grande Pointe. Rivers & elevations on the island, the latter indicated by drawings of mountains. Indicates buildings & settlements & includes a compass rose with fleur de lys crossing the chart and a decorative title cartouche in top right with leaf, flower & scroll motifs. An ornamental mileage scale is drawn in lower left. 

CARIB196 - J. N. BELLIN Carte de L'Isle St. Christophe. Pour Servir a L'Histoire Generale des Voyages Par. M. B. Ingr. de la Marine. Paris. 1747-1761. (1780) Colored. 7X12. Attractive map of the island of St. Kitt's shows harbors around the island and mountains and rivers inland. Locates the town and Harbor of Basse Terre and depicts Parishes and churches and the Grande Saline lake & Pointe St. Croix on the southeast shore. A compass rose with radiating rhumb lines crosses the chart and a decorative title cartouche with scrolls, leaves and flowers is drawn in top right and a mileage scale is depicted in top left. Altogether a very attractive chart.

CARIB431 - J. GOLD "St. Kitt's." London. 1805. Colored. 5X9. Finely engraved view of a harbor on the island of St. Christopher's at the beginning of the 19th century shows sailing vessels in the Bay, and buildings on the shore in the foregound with a man chasing a horse across the beach. In the background is a high hill with land sloping down to the shore. In the 18th & early 19th centuries when trade with the West Indies Islands was at it's peak, many books were published about the islands & illustrated with views of various aspects of the islands such as this sketch published by Joyce Gold, a well-known publisher in London in 1805.

CARIB224 - LEVIN REICHEL St. Croix, Berlin. 1860. Printed color. (Lith). 7X9. Very finely drawn chart of the island shows Christianstadt & Friedrichstadt & all major harbors around the island and towns inland. Locates bays and points in excellent detail. This chart is from a scarce German edition of Missions-Atlas der Bruder-Unitat.

St John

CARIB203 - J. N. BELLIN “Carte De L'Isles De Sainte Lucie Pour Servir a L'Histoire Generale des Voyages. Par. M. B. Ing. de la Marine 1758.” Paris. 1788. Colored. 8X12. Very finely detailed map of the Island shows harbors around the coast, and inland depicts mountains & forested areas, rivers, & La Cabes Terre and La Basse Terre. In top left is a decorative title cartouche ornamented with scrolls, leaves & flowers. The map was engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the head of the Depot de la Marine In Paris and Royal Hydrographer to the King. It was published in "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages” chez. Didot in 1788.

CARIB245 - J. N. BELLIN "Plan Du Cul De Sac Des Roseaux dans l'Isle de Ste. Lucie." Paris. 1763. Colored. 8X6. Excellent depiction of the bay & anchorages of Roseaux on the southern coast of the island of St. Lucie. The contours of the bay are finely drawn with many depth soundings depicted and a large shell bank at the entrance with submerged ledges. Includes a large & colorful compass rose with radiating rhumb lines and a decorative title cartouche with leaf & scroll motifs.

CARIB246 - J. N. BELLIN Plan Du Port Du Carenage ou Petit Cul De Sac De L'Isle St. Lucie. Paris. 1764. Colored. 8X6. Attractive chart shows the Port and Bay on the southern coast of the island of St. Lucia, with many depth soundings drawn in and around the shoreline contours. Indicates shoal areas and depicts anchorages for large and small ships. Includes a compass rose with fleur-de-lys motif and radiating rhumb lines. Also shows a road and some small dwellings on the north side of the Bay. From Le Petit Atlas Maritime published in Paris in 1764.

CARIB137 -  J. THORNTON “St. Lucia in the West Indies Taken Possession of by Admiral Barrington. Monseur de Micoud and the Inhabitants Having Capitulated the 30th of December 1778, being the Day After Count D'Estaing Left the Island Much Disconcerted.” London. c.1794. Colored. 12X7¼. This very decorative hand-colored engraving depicts a flotilla of British ships in a harbor in St. Lucia, with a ship's longboat manned by oarsmen in the foreground. On a hill in the background, the British flag flies over a castle, & the town is portrayed beneath the hill, near the water's edge. The scene has a decorative border frame, topped by a large shell motif & at the bottom is a crown & harp motif in an oval, backed by banners & spears. The scene was engraved for Barnard's New Complete & Authentic History of England. A Work Universally Acknowledged to be the Best Performance of the Kind on Account of it's Impartiality, Accuracy, New Improvements, Superior Elegance Etc. An attractive and very decorative copper engraving.

CARIB235 -  W. S. ANDREWS “St. Lucia. Pigeon Island.” London. 1861. B/W. 8X12. Two landfall approach views on one sheet depict the approach from seaward to Pigeon Island. S.E. by E. 1 mile, off the coast of St. Lucia in the West Indies. From “Andrews Illustrations of the West Indies. Description of the Islands in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico & Florida. Printed & Published by Day & Son. Lithographers to the Queen. Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. Lithography by W. Spreat.

CARIB102 - T. BOWEN “Plan of St. Lucia in the West Indies. Shewing the Positions of the English & French Forces with the Attacks Made at Its Reduction in Dec. 1778.” London. 1779. Colored. 7½X10. This is a wonderful map depicting the battle between the English & French Forces on & around the Island of St. Lucia in the West Indies in December 1778. The rich Colonies in the Caribbean were of great importance to the English, French, Dutch, Danes & Spanish in the 18th century, so many battles with naval & military forces took place around St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Martinique & other islands during this time & information about the battles was sent back to London where maps were drawn & issued in the Gentleman's Magazine - a popular current events publication sold at newsagents in London on a monthly basis. This attractive little map depicts drawings of the ships, courses & careenage, & the place at Choc Bay where the French landed on December 16th, 1778.  

CARIB120 - G. L. LE ROUGE “St. Lucie D'Apres Les Plans Leves Par Les Anglois Lors Quils La Possedoient Par Jefferys en 1775. Traduit de L'Anglois. A Paris. Par Le Rouge. Rue des Grands Augustins. 1779. Avec Privilege du Roi.” Paris 1779. Colored. 23X17½. Very striking map of the Island of St. Lucia by George-Louis Le Rouge (c.1712-1790) based on Thomas Jefferys map published in London in 1775. The map shows all harbors & points around the coast including Anse du Gros Isles, Le Cap, Pointe Du Gros Piton, Pointe Moulactique, Pointe Chiachim, & depicts topographical details on the island locating rivers, roads, forests, elevations, & fields. Included on the map in top left is an inset chart titled “Plan Du Carenage” with depth soundings, and a large compass rose is positioned in the sea area. This is a finely drawn copper engraving with hand-color on handmade rag paper. It was published in “Atlas Americain Septentrional” by George-Louis Le Rouge, Ingenieur Geographe du Roi. Attractive & colorful

CARIB216 - BRITISH ADMIRALTY West Indies. Virgin Islands. St. Thomas Harbour from United States Government Charts to 1948. London. 1st issued. 1944. This issue 1948. Grey/white. 26X39. Handsome chart shows the harbour on the south side of the island in large scale with depth soundings & anchorages.. Depicts shoreline contours; St. Thomas Island; Water Island & Hassel Island. Includes channels & courses, buoys & beacons, rocks & ledges. Fine condition.

CARIB413 - C. G. A. OLDENDORP Die Insel Sanct Thomas mit den Mehre Sten Plantagen 1767. Leipzig 1777. Colored. 7X12. Attractive map shows the island of St. Thomas in the West Indies drawn to show harbors, bays and inlets around shorelines and to depict the small offshore islands dotted around its coast. Inland the island is shown covered with high mountains with settlements noted between them in the valleys. The island of Saba appears off the southwest coast of St. Thomas and the island of St. John is shown divided from St. Thomas in the east by some small islands and a wide channel. The title in lower left is engraved on a colorful pink banner and a decorative compass rose is depicted in the sea area. From Geschichte Der Mission-Barby. Leipzig. 1777. This charming map of St. Thomas is both a scarce and desirable item of West Indies history.

CARIB420 - U. S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY West Indies. St. Thomas. Harbor of St. Thomas. Wash. D.C. 1944. Colored. 23X43. Finely detailed chart shows part of the island of St. Thomas and the harbor of Charlotte Amalie. Locates Hassel Island, Water IsIand, East and West Gregerie Channels, Fredericksberg Point with Bluebeard Hill and Bluebeard Castle, Long Bay, Havensight Point, Muhllenfels Point and Soldier Bay. The chart includes both topographical and hydrographical details and the land areas are indicated as mountainous with few settlements in the valleys. Depth soundings are located in the harbor and it's entrance channels and the chart has detailed notes on buoys and beacons and anchorage areas. Chart #933.

CARIB144 - B. EDWARDS Map of the Island of St. Vincent for the History of the West Indies by Bryan Edwards Esq. London 1818. Colored outlines. 9X7. Very nicely engraved chart shows four parishes and coastal topography with all principal harbors & rivers located and the capital of Kingstown. Many mountains, some volcanic, appear in center of the island whose northern region is designated as Land Granted to the Caribs in 1773. 

CARIB311 - J. N. BELLIN “Carte de L'Isle De Saint Vincent.” Paris. 1764. Colored. 8½X6½. Attractive map of the Island shows harbors around the coast & 3 roads crossing the Island from Port de Layou & Port de Cariacoua to Cannonery & from Petit Bordet to Maymaouly. Inland the map depicts many rivers & mountains & low scrub areas. As of this date no settlements are noted inland, but a written note in the northern regions above a mountain range, called La Soufriere (sulphur) could possibly indicate a volcanic range. Includes a decorative compass pointer with fleur-de-lys motif & radiating rhumb lines. Engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Royal Hydrographer to the King in Paris & Director of the Depot de la Marine, the map was published in Bellin's “Petit Atlas Maritime,” in Paris in 1764. A very attractive map.

CARIB111 - J. THOMSON “St. Vincent.” Edin. 1814. Colored. 20X11½. Fine large map of the Island shows parishes, harbors & bays, & rivers & mountains inland. Depicts the capital of Kingstown on Kingstown Bay, noted as formerly Washegunny Bay. In the 19th century St. Vincent became a prime source for sugar, arrowroot, cotton & peanuts and it's harbors were filled with ships from London & Liverpool & other European Ports, trading with plantation owners for those desirable commodities. The map was published by James Thomson in Edinburgh & engraved by James Kirkwood & issued in Thomson's “New General Atlas” in 1814. Very good condition.

CARIB212 - J. N. BELLIN Carte De L'Isle De Saint Domingue Pour Servir a L'Histoire Generale des Voyages. Paris. 1764 (1780). Colored. 7X11. Very attractive chart of Saint Domingue engraved in Paris under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Royal Hydrographer to the King, shows the island surrounded by harbors, capes, bays and points with Isle Saona, Isle de la Gonave and Isle de Tortue offshore. Inland chart depicts settlements between mountain ranges and the town of St. Domingue. A large compass rose with radiating rhumb lines and fleur-de-lys pointer is drawn in the sea above the island, and an ornamental title cartouche with leaves, scrolls and flowers drawn in the rococo style, decorates the top right corner of the chart. From Petit Atlas Maritime and reissued in De La Harpe's Voyages in 1780. A very decorative chart.

CARIB269 - U. S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE West Indies. Hispaniola with Windward and Mona Passages. Wash. D.C. 1915. (corrected to 1937.) B/W. 31X43, Large depiction of Haiti and the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola,) shows the east coast of Cuba and the Windward Passage, and the Mona Passage between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Depicts the Great Bahama Bank and Crooked Island Passage. Great Inagua Island and the Turks and Caicos islands. Chart is intensely detailed and shows harbors, capes, bays, depth soundings, courses and navigational notes for aid in navigation around the islands. Chart #948. Used aboard the U. S. Escort Carrier Mission Bay during WWII. A fine chart.

CARIB286 - J. N. BELLIN Le Port Au Prince dans L'Isle de St. Domingue. Paris. 1764. Colored. 8X7. Finely engraved map shows the harbor of Port au Prince on the coast of present day Haiti. The map is very detailed showing both topographical and hydrographical details. Depicts the fortified town, small buildings along the adjacent shoreline and the waterways and channels of Port Royal and Port au Prince offshore. For mariners there are notes on low water areas with depth soundings and sandbanks and a compass rose with rhumb lines radiating across the chart is drawn in center. Includes a very decorative title cartouche with scrolls and ornamental designs in the French rococo style in top right. The map was engraved under the supervision of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the head of the Dept. de la Marine in Paris and Royal Geographer to the King. Published in Paris in the Petit Atlas Maritime in 1764. 

CARIB287 - J. N. BELLIN Ville de S. Domingue dans L'Isle de ce Nom. Paris. 1764. Colored. 8X6. This attractive map shows the harbor of S. Domingue, present day Ciudad Trujillo, on the south coast of the present day Dominican Republic, on the River De Lanzama. Depicts street block plans with a reference table giving names of streets and public buildings and locates the fortifications around the town, depth soundings in sea areas and anchorages in the river. A compass rose with radiating rhumb lines is drawn in lower center and a decorative title cartouche is shown in top left with scrolls, shell and flower motifs in the French 18th century manner. The map was engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the head of the Dept. de la Marine in Paris and Royal Geographer to the King. Published in Paris in the Petit Atlas Maritime in 1764. 

CARIB286 - J. N. BELLIN Isle De Saint Domingue. Paris. 1764. Colored. 8X13. This is a fine chart of the Island of Saint Domingue before it was partitioned into Haiti and Santa Domingue. Includes Port au Prince on the coast of Haiti & the island of La Gonave offshore. Depicts the town and harbor of S. Domingo present day Ciudad Trujillo, on the River de Lanzama. and all harbors around the island with detailed drawings of mountains inland with lakes and settlements. In top left is a very decorative title cartouche with scrolls, shell, leaves & flower motifs in the French rococo style. The chart was engraved under the supervision of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the head of the Dept de la Marine in Paris, and Royal Geographer to the King. Published in Paris in the Petit Atlas Maritime in 1764.

CARIB174 - J. N. BELLIN Plan de L'Isle A Vache Paris. 1764. Colored. 8X6. This chart depicts an island situated on the southern coast of what was St. Domingue and is now in Haiti. The chart shows both hydrographical and topographical details and has a compass rose with fleur-de-lys pointer in center with radiating rhumb lines. In top left is a decorative title cartouche with leaves and scrolls in the French rococo style. Engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Royal Geographer to the King and head of the Dept. de la Marine in Paris, the chart was published in Le Petit Atlas Maritime in 1764. 

CARIB175 - J. N. BELLIN Baye et Ville De Bayaha ou Port Dauphin dans l'Isle de St. Domingue. Paris. 1764. Colored. 8X13. This fine chart shows the Port and Baye of Port Dauphin on the north coast of St. Domingue and on the border of present day Haiti. The chart depicts Fort Dauphin and the town and includes both topographical and hydrographical details and shows depth soundings in the Bay and at it's entrance. A colorful compass rose is drawn in sea area with radiating rhumb lines. Engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Royal Geographer to the King and head of the Dept de la Marine in Paris, the chart was published in Le Petit Atlas Maritime in 1764.

CARIB176 - J. N. BELLIN Plan Du Port Du Cap dans L'Isle De St. Domingue. Paris 1764. Colored. 9X14. The chart shows the Port on the north shore of St. Domingue on the coast of present day Haiti. It depicts a block plan of the town with a fort, & low water areas and shoals and anchorages within the harbor. A colorful compass rose is drawn in center with radiating rhumb lines. Engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), the Royal Geographer to the King and head of the Dept. de la Marine in Paris, the chart was published in Le Petit Atlas Maritime in 1764.

CARIB184 - J. N. BELLIN Ville du Cap dans L'Isles de St. Domingue. Paris. 1764. Colored. 9X14. This map shows a detailed block plan of the town of Cap on the shores of the harbor of Le Cap on the north coast of St. Domingue, now Haiti. The town is fortified with surrounding walls and is backed with high hills, forests and low scrub land. In top left is a very decorative title cartouche with leaves and scrolls in the French rococo style and it contains a lettered index to governmental residences in the town along with the cemetery and the Jesuit Mission. Engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), the Royal Geographer to the King and head of the Dept. de la Marine in Paris, the chart was published in Le Petit Atlas Maritime in 1764.

CARIB185 - J. N. BELLIN Plan De La Rade et Ville Du Petit Goave dans L'Isle de St. Domingue Paris. 1764. Colored. 8X12. This chart depicts Le Petit Goave on Haiti's southwest peninsula formerly St. Domingue. Many depth soundings appear in the Bay and a block plan of the town and fort are depicted on the shore. The title is in a decorative cartouche of scrolls, leaves & flowers in the French rococo style. Engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) Royal Geographer to the King and head of the Dept. de la Marine in Paris, the chart was published in Le Petit Atlas Maritime in 1764.

CARIB142 - T. JEFFERYS “South Part of St. Domingue, or Hispaniola By Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to His Majesty.” London. 1775. Colored. 19X24½. This wonderful chart of the south coast of St. Domingue or Hispaniola, depicts the shoreline from Cap Tiburon, Cap Dame Marie & the offshore islands of Gonave & Navasa in the west, to the Mona Passage between St. Domingue & Puerto Rico with the offshore islands of Saona & La Mona in the east. The chart has both hydrographical & topographical details & includes many harbors, capes, bays, points, anchorages, & depth soundings, & 6 small drawings of sailing ships at sea around the island. A large colorful compass rose with fleur-de-lys pointer & radiating rhumb lines is positioned in the center as an aid to navigators approaching the island, But it also has a dramatic, eye-catching appeal in the overall design of the chart. Thomas Jefferys (1710-1771) who designed & engraved the chart used the compass rose, for effect & also for navigation on many of his charts & was considered the foremost engraver in 18th century London. Published by Robert Sayer in 1775 in his “West India Atlas” this is a scarce 1st edition chart.

CARIB208 - THE NAVAL CHRONICLE “Nichola Mole. St. Domingue.” London. 1818. Colored. 5¾X9. Charming view of the harbor of Nicola on the shore of the island of St. Domingue in the West Indies, shows the Mole or breakwater which forms the harbor located near the shore with a row of buildings placed along it with a flagpole at the end. A steep hill rises above the Bay in the background, while several coastal vessels are depicted sailing in the harbor watched by two men sitting on the shore and looking out to sea. The view was published in “The Naval Chronicle” a monthly magazine which carried articles on nautical subjects, & included, views & portraits of current interest

CARIB157 - J. N. BELLIN “Carte Reduite De L'Isle de Saint Dominigue Et De Ses Debouquements Pour Servir Aux Vaisseaux Du Roy. 1750.” Paris. 1754. B/W. 22X35. Excellent chart shows the Island of St. Domingue (present day Haiti & the Domincan Republic.) & includes a good depiction of the Bahamas & the eastern coasts of Cuba & Jamaica & the western coast of Puerto Rico. Depicts harbors, depth soundings, banks & shoals, channels & straits & includes several large compass roses with radiating rhumb lines as aids for mariners sailing through the islands. The chart was published by the Depot De La Marine under the direction of the Royal Hydrographer, Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) & issued in the “Hydrographie Francoise” engraved on copper & printed on handmade rag paper. The charts from the “Hydrographie Francoise” were compiled for use by the French Navy under the King's Orders. A fine chart in good condition.

CARIB151 - B. EDWARDS “A Map of the Island of St. Domingo.” London. 1800. Colored. 18X36. Splendid chart of the Island published at the end of the 18th & beginning of the 19th century, depicts harbors, bays, capes & points. Locates primary towns with connecting roads, elevations & rivers and a Passage Navigable by Small Vessels on the southeast coast between the mainland & the Island of Naoano, In top right is the Island called Caye D'Argent & in top left is an outline of the eastern coast of Cuba. The chart was drawn under the direction of Bryan Edwards Esq. (1743-1800) a merchant who lived in Jamaica & traded in the West Indies for a number of years, & who authored “The History Civil & Commercial of the British Colonies of the West Indies.” published by John Stockdale in London in 1794-1800. Very good condition.

Dominica

CARIB123 - THE NAVAL CHRONICLE “View of Prince Rupert's Bay, Dominica.” London. 1799. Colored. 5½X8½. Attractive scene with a boat careened on the beach for repairs, as 3 men haul timbers across the sand. Offshore 2 sailing vessels are depicted in the Bay, which is surrounded on one side by white cliffs sloping down to the water. The View was drawn by Nicholas Pocock (1741-1821) a marine painter from Bristol, England & published in The Naval Chronicle in May 1799. The Chronicle was issued monthly from 1799-1818 & contained a variety of articles on nautical subjects. It was published by Bunney & Gold in Shoe Lane, London & sold throughout the United Kingdom through all the principal booksellers in the seaport towns.

CARIB241 - C. MIDDLETON “A Perspective View of Roseau in the Island of Dominica in the West Indies.” London. 1778. Colored. 7X10¼. Very colorful and attractive view of the harbor of Roseau where a number of sailing vessels are anchored or under sail in the harbor & offshore waters. Behind the harbor the land rises with high hills dominating the scene, which is comprised of small buildings nestled among the hills, with cultivated fields below, while a platoon of soldiers are firing off rifles in a cloud of smoke to the right of the scene. From “A New System of Geography” containing maps compiled by Charles Theodore Middleton & engraved by J. Cooke at Shakespeare's-Head, No.17 in Paternoster Row, London in 1778.

CARIB243 - J. BUACHE DE LA NEUVILLE “Carte De La Dominque Prise Par Les Francois. Dediee A. M. De Sartine. Ministre Et Secretaire d'Etat au Departement de la Marine et Des Colonies. Par. Le S. Buache. Geographe Ord. du Roi. 1778. Colored. 24X18½. Striking chart of the island of Dominica in the West Indies shows island contours with harbors, bays & inlets & a block plan of the town of Portsmouth and the Bay of Prince Rupert while the island was under British rule. In lower left are two inset charts. 1.) Shows the position of Dominca between Guadeloupe & Martinique & 2.) Shows a section of the island's southern coast where the forts, batteries & ships are positioned for an attack on Le Roseau. During America's Revolutionary War the British & the French fought each other over the West Indies islands with their rich plantations & this map depicts Dominica after it was taken from the British by the French. A fine chart published by Jean Nicolas Buache de la Neuville. (1741-1825.) in Paris 1778.

CARIB292 - F. HERVEY “A View of Roseau in the Island of Domingue With the Attack Made By Lord Rollo & Sir James Douglas in 1760.” London. 1779. Colored. 4½X6¼. Finely engraved view of the harbor of Roseau shows sailing & coastal vessels offshore, while a squad of soldiers is depicted firing guns on a hillside above the town, & steep hills rise behind the harbor which has a beach, some houses & cultivated fields along the shoreline. This attractive scene was drawn by Thomas Page III. (d.1781) for inclusion in Frederic Hervey's “Naval History of Great Britain” in 1779. Very good condition.

CARIB258 - LAURIE & WHITTLE “Dominica from An Actual Survey Completed in the Year 1773. Published 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle Fleet Street, London.” London 1794. Colored. 24X18¼. This splendid map of the Island of Dominica shows both topographical & hydrographical details & depicts parishes, & a block plan of Portsmouth on Prince Rupert's Bay. Locates harbors around the coast with rivers & mountains inland, but no settlements except around the coast. Dominica was discovered by Columbus on a Sunday (hence it's name) on his second voyage in 1493. In the Treaty of Aix La Chapelle 1748 it was agreed it should be neutral & left to the native Caribs. However, the French began to settle there, but were attacked by the English in 1759 who captured the Island in 1761. It was ceded to Great Britain in the Peace of 1763 & was surveyed in that year. In 1778 it was retaken again by the French but was restored in the Treaty of Versailles in 1783. Two further, but unsuccessful, attempts on the island were made by the French in 1795 & 1805. This fine map was published by Laurie & Whittle in 1794 & engraved by Thomas Jefferys (1710-1771) a prominent London engraver & issued in “A New & Elegant Imperial Sheet Atlas Comprehending General & Particular Maps of Every Part of the World.” A large compass rose in top left was drawn as an aid to mariners approaching the Island from offshore. (Ref. The Printed Maps of Dominica & Grenada by R. V. Tooley. No 62 The Map Collectors Circle).

CARIB132 - HUYOT “Le Port D'Espagne a la Trinidad.” Paris. c. 1855. Hand colored steel engraving. 6½X9¼. Finely drawn view of the harbor of Port of Spain on the Island of Trinidad, shows sailing vessels in the harbor & one steamboat at anchorage, with a line of buildings along the shore & high mountains rising above the harbor in the background. Drawn by Mons. Berard & engraved by Huyot in Paris in 1852 to illustrate “Le Tour Du Monde.”

CARIB147 - HUYOT “Port of Spain. Trinidad.” London. c. 1855. Hand colored steel engraving. 6X9¼. This finely drawn & colored view of Trinidad's Capital Port City is the English edition of CARIB132 above.

CARIB135 - B. EDWARDS Map of the Island of Tobago for the History of the West Indies by Bryan Edwards Esq. London 1799. Colored outlines. 7X9. Finely engraved map shows Divisions, harbors, rivers and elevations. Locates Man of War Bay and many Bays around the island; Little Tobago, Melvills Rocks with note A rock with a large Hole through it from North to South. Shows many small offshore islands. Red Is. Richmond, The Brothers, The Sisters, Queen's Is. Chesterfield Rock. Decorative compass rose with fleur de lys and title in fine calligraphy. 

CARIB259 - T. JEFFERYS “Tobago From Actual Surveys & Observations by Thomas Jefferys Geographer to the King.” London. 1810. Colored. 18½X24. Handsome chart shows Divisions on the Island with rivers, mountains & forests inland & bays & harbors around the coast. Includes 2 inset charts 1.) Depicts Great & Little Bays & 2.) Man of War Bay. Locates the capital town of Scarborough with a note saying “where the French had built a Fort which was demolished by Agreement in 1749. By 1810 Tobago had been under British rule since 1762. It is now Independent within the British Commonwealth & the name Tobago is thought by some to be derived from the fact the natives were greatly addicted to Tobacco. The chart also includes navigational notes on tides with a note that “the currents near Tobago are very strong & uncertain especially between this Island & Trinidad.” The chart was engraved by Thomas Jefferys (c1710-1771) one of London's best known engravers, & published by Laurie& Whittle in “A New & Elegant Imperial Sheet Atlas Comprehending General & Particular Maps of Every Part of the World.”

CARIB115 - BRITISH ADMIRALTY “West Indies. Tobago to Tortuga. From the Latest Documents in the Hydrographic Office to 1893.” London. 1894 (updates to 1919.) 25½X38½ B/W with red accents. Splendid sea chart covers an area from the Island of Tobago & Trinidad over to the Island of Tortuga. Includes Margarita Island & the southern coast of Grenada & the northern coast of Venezuela with the mouths of the Orinoco River. Depicts hundreds of depth soundings & names all harbors around the islands and along the coast of the mainland. Includes a tide chart for Trinidad & Tobago & a landfall approach view at the base of the chart as an aid for mariners approaching the region from offshore. Chart #1480. Good condition overall.

CARIB113 - T. BOWEN “A Map of the Island of Tobago Drawn From an Auctual Survey By Thos. Bowen 1779.” London. 1779. Colored. 7½X9½. Attractive map of the Island shows Divisions, cities, towns & harbors & the Capital City of Scarborough on Rockly Bay. Locates Bloody Bay, Man of War Bay, Castara Bay, Great Hog Bay & Princes Bay, Plymouth Town & Georgetown, & very detailed topographical details on the Island such as rivers, mountains & forests, estates & acreages. This fine map was engraved by Thomas Bowen (1732-1790) & published in the “Gentleman's MagazineÏ” in London, in 1779.

CARIB134 - G. PHILIP “Tobago to Britain.” Liverpool.1852. Colored. 10X12. Excellent map of Tobago drawn when trade between the Island & great Britain was at its height, shows Divisions, Man of War Bay, Fat Hog Bay, George Town & the capital town of Scarborough. Depicts wooded areas reserved for rains & good wooding & waterways. Includes a compass rose in sea area & a decorative border frame. Published in George Philip's “Commercial Atlas of the World” in Liverpool, England in 1852.

Virgin Islands
 

CARIB198-A&B - EYRE & SPOTTISWOODE “Virgin Islands Report on the Condition of the Islands During 1897.” London. 1898. B/W. Booklet with fold-out map of the Island of Tortola. Booklet size 9X6 inches. Map size 10½X15 inches. The first section of the booklet describes the economy , trade, fishing interests, sugar manufacture, health & welfare of the Virgin Islanders. The second section focuses on the island of Tortola with population in the latter part of the 19th century as 3,104 people. The fold-out map shows many sugar plantations, described in the text as in "wretched condition” & the roads crossing the island are deemed treacherous from rain & poorly maintained. The map shows the island as 12 miles in length & 3½ miles across covering 13,200 acres overall. The map depicts many bays & harbors around the coast & includes Beef Island & Guano Island offshore. A compass rose is drawn in the sea area as an aid to navigators approaching the island. The booklet was printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Eyre & Spottiswoode , Fleet Street, London in 1898. Maps of Tortola are rare, & this is a fine example of a map along with descriptive text.

CARIB159 - B. EDWARDS “Map of the Virgin Islands for the History of the West Indies by Bryan Edwards. Esq. ” London. 1794. Colored. 7X9. Attractive map of the Virgin islands from the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, over to Crab Island, St. Thomas, St. John's, Jost Van Dykes Island, Tortola, Anugada, Virgin Gorda & Santa Cruz. Included are the Leeward Caribbe Isles, consisting of Hat Island, Passage Island, Angilla & St. Martin's & below these are Saba, St. Eustacia, & St. Christopher's. The chart was drawn under the direction of Bryan Edwards (1743-1800), a merchant who resided in Jamaica & traded in the West indies for many years, & who authored “The History Civil & Commercial of the British Colonies of the West Indies,” published by John Stockdale in London in 1794, with subsequent reissues. . An excellent chart of the islands.

Thomas Jefferys Restrikes from the West India Atlas
 

CARIB402 - T. JEFFERYS Jamaica. From the Latest Surveys Improved and Engraved by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King. London. 1775. Colored. 18X24. Large, handsome map of the island showing both hydrographical and topographical details, depicts harbors, bays, inlets and points and notes depth soundings along the south shore. Inland depicts roads and mountains, parishes and divisions and chart includes 2 small insets titled 1.) Harbour of Bluefield and 2.) Harbours of Kingston and Port Royal. A large colorful compass rose with fleur-de-lys pointer is drawn in center as an aid to navigation. Originally published in London by Robert Sayer for inclusion in Thomas Jefferys West India Atlas, this chart was republished by the Barre Publishing Company in 1969 on paper resembling the original handmade rag paper with handcoloring.

CARIB403 - T. JEFFERYS Guadeloupe Done From Actual Surveys and Observations of the English whilst the Island was in their Possession with Improvements by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King. London. 1775. Colored. 18X24. Handsome chart shows Basse Terre and Grande Terre on the island of Guadeloupe and includes La Desirade and Petite Terre Islands as well as Marie-Galante & Isle des Saintes. Chart has both topographical and hydrographical details, including anchorages, dangers, shoals, straits, channels and bays and inland the islands appear forested and mountainous and many towns and settlements are indicated with roads and rivers located throughout the regions. A large colorful compass rose with fleur-de-lys pointer is drawn in center for the use of mariners approaching the islands. A fine chart originally published in Thomas Jefferys West India Atlas by Robert Sayer in London in 1775, was republished by the Barre Publishing Company in 1969 on paper resembling the original handmade rag paper with handcoloring. 

CARIB404 - T. JEFFERYS Barbadoes Surveyed by William Mayo. Engraved and Improved by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King. London. 1775. Colored. 24X18. Large colorful chart of the Island shows harbors around the coast & details of Parishes inland with many place names, roads & rivers noted. Locates block plans of both Bridgetown and Speights Town on the western shore and includes two large, finely drawn landfall approach views for mariners, and a compass rose with fleur-de-lys pointer for direction located below them. A table in lower left gives "The Area of Each Parish in Acres," with a combined total of 106,470 acres overall. This handsome chart was originally published in Thomas Jefferys West India Atlas by Robert Sayer in London in 1775 and republished by the Barre Publishing Company in 1969 on paper resembling the original handmade rag paper with hand coloring.

CARIB405 - T. JEFFERYS Grenada Divided Into Its Parishes, Surveyed by Order of His Excellency Governor Scott and Engraved by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King. London 1775. Colored. 19X24. Very handsome chart shows the island with both topographical and hydrographical details. Depicts harbors all around the coast, with towns and settlements and sugar plantations inland between mountains and rivers. Le Fort Royal is located on the shore of La Grande Baye, which has depth soundings and is on the southwest side of the island where a good anchorage is depicted. A list in lower left titled Observations gives a run-down of the most notable features of the island plus best anchorages and careening areas, and includes a note that hurricanes, which prevail in most areas of the Caribbean are not experienced much in Grenada nor are there any serpents or venomous animals to be found there! This fine chart was included in Thomas Jefferys West India Atlas by Robert Sayer in 1775 and reproduced by the Barre Publishing Company in 1969 on paper resembling the original handmade rag paper and hand colored. 

CARIB407 - T. JEFFERYS Dominica. From an Actual Survey Compleated in the Year 1775. London. 1775. Colored. 24X18. Very striking chart of the island showing both topographical and hydrographical details. Depicts harbors all around the coast and shows the harbor of Portsmouth on Prince Ruperts Bay on the northwest shore, with block plan of the Salt Pans. Le Roseau & Charlottetown are located on the southwest shore with indications of settlements in the area. No settlements are indicated inland which appears mountainous with many rivers flowing to the coast. Only the coast appears surveyed at this date. A decorative compass rose is located in top right with fleur-de-lys pointer, for the use of mariners approaching the island. The chart was included in Thomas Jefferys West India Atlas published by Robert Sayer in 1775, and republished by the Barre Publishing Company in 1969, on paper resembling the original handmade rag paper, with hand coloring. 

CARIB408 - T. JEFFERYS St. Lucia Done from Surveys and Observations made by the English whilst in Their Possession by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King. London 1775. Colored. 24X18. Fine chart of the island shows both topographical and hydrographical details. Many depth soundings are indicated in Ance Du Gros Islet & Ance Du Chou and Pointe d'Estrees & La Carenage are located on the west coast. While harbors all around the coast have been surveyed & are settled, no settlements appear inland which is mountainous with many rivers flowing to the coast. A large inset chart in top left is titled Plan of the Carenage depicting the harbor with depth soundings and shoreline contours. This fine chart was included in Thomas Jefferys West India Atlas published by Robert Sayer in London in 1775, and republished in 1969 by the Barre Publishing Company on paper resembling the original handmade rag paper with hand coloring.

CARIB410 - T. JEFFERYS Antigua Surveyed by Robert Baker Surveyor General of that Island. Engraved and Improved by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King. London 1775. Colored. 19X24. Handsome and very colorful chart of the island shows both topographical and hydrographical details. The coast has been well charted and shows Falmouth and its fort and harbour on the southern shore, with anchorages and shoal areas. On the west coast the town and harbour of St. John is depicted by a red block plan, along with Fort James in St. John Parish, and Parham and its harbour are located on the north shore. Inland the chart shows Parishes and Divisions with connecting roads traversing the island between settlements. An inset chart in top right is titled English Harbour showing depth-soundings and harbour contours, and in top left is a population table with names of Parishes and a note giving the overall acreage on the island as 69,277 or 108 square miles. A decorative compass rose is drawn in top left, to aid mariners approaching the island in sailing vessels. This is one of the most detailed charts from Thomas Jefferys West India Atlas published by Robert Sayer in London in 1775 and republished by the Barre Publishing Company in 1969, on paper resembling the original handmade rag paper with hand coloring.

Grace Galleries, Inc.
20 West Cundy's Point Road
Harpswell, ME 04079
Phone (207) 729-1329 - Fax (207) 729-0385
E-mail jackie@gracegalleries.com 

Glossary of Map Terms

Return to Category Listings 

Home Page Highlights About Antique Maps