Cartographer:
SWANSTON, G.H.
Title:
BRITISH WEST INDIAN Possessions, Northern. BERMUDA or Somer’s Islands/ Island of JAMAICA.
Stock Code:
6324
Method:
Steel engraving
Publisher:
Fullarton & Co.
Colouring:
Later colour
Atlas:
The Royal Illustrated Atlas of Modern Geography.
Size: (W x H):
31cm x 46cm
12 inches x 18 inches
Date:
c.1850
Price:
£345
A very decorative sheet containing two maps: The upper map shows Bermuda, the lower map, Jamaica. There is beautiful view of ‘Government Dock Yard, Bermuda’ below the Bermuda map. It is flanked by smaller vignettes of a ‘Bermudian boat’ and ‘Sperm whale fishing’. The Jamaica map is surrounded by vignettes of Jamaican scenes and people.
Fine condition.