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(Bellin.) Carte de L'Isle de Sainte Croix...[on same sheet with] Carte de L'Isle de Saint Jean de Portorico. 1764. From Le Petit Atlas Maritime. (Paris.) Image area of both maps together: 8 3/4 x 6 3/4." Age-toned, especially at the margins. Some staining in the margins. Later, simple outline color.
Two separate maps are included on one sheet: St. Croix of the Virgin Islands at the top and Puerto Rico below. While many points and bays are noted on St. Croix, there is no indication of settlements. An anchorage is indicated at Petit Cannebay. On Puerto Rico, several points, capes, bays and rivers are identified. San Juan is styled "Ville de Portorico." This is a charming rendition of these two islands in the mid-18th century. [Item No. 2083.] $600.00.(Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands Blueback) (Hobbs, J. S.) A Chart of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, &c. with Plans of the Principal Harbours and Roadsteads, Chiefly from the Spanish Surveys, by J. S. Hobbs, Hydrographer. London. Published as the Act directs. September 1st, 1846 by Charles Wilson... 1846 . London. 26 x 39." Bluebacked chart. Two complete vertical separations and several small tears have been professionally mended. Insect specking and minor soiling. Still, a good copy.
A magnificent and extremely scarce chart of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Six insets including the harbors of San Juan, St. Thomas, Road Harbour and Christiansted. Also four approach views. Includes an interesting "Precautionary Notice respecting the positions of the Virgin Islands," noting the uncertainty of the positions of the Islands and warning that "(a) great number of wrecks have occurred on Anegada Reefs..." All four edges are trimmed with a contemporary patterned fabric adding a distinctive flair to a wonderful chart. [Item No. 2038.] SOLD.
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