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General Chart of the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, describing the Gulf and Windward Passages, Coasts of Florida, Louisiana and Mexico, Bay of Honduras and Mosquito Shore; Coast of the Spanish Main to the Mouth of the Orinoco. Drawn from the Surveys taken by Mr. Geo. Gaulo and others, the New Spanish Charts, &c. and adjusted for Recent Observations. J. Fodd Dessiou; Master of the Royal Navy. Approved by the Chart Committee of the Admiralty. London. Published by W. Faden, Geographer to His Majesty, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Charing Cross June 4th 1808. Written and engraved by John Roper

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Title: General Chart of the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, describing the Gulf and Windward Passages, Coasts of Florida, Louisiana and Mexico, Bay of Honduras and Mosquito Shore; Coast of the Spanish Main to the Mouth of the Orinoco. Drawn from the Surveys taken by Mr. Geo. Gaulo and others, the New Spanish Charts, &c. and adjusted for Recent Observations. J. Fodd Dessiou; Master of the Royal Navy. Approved by the Chart Committee of the Admiralty. London. Published by W. Faden, Geographer to His Majesty, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Charing Cross June 4th 1808. Written and engraved by John Roper
Creator: Dessiou, J. Foss, creator
Dessiou, J. Foss, cartographer
Roper, John
Contributor: Faden, William, 1750?-1836, publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued: 1808-06-04
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Maps
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: See also 105:796M. One map on four sheets. Submaps: Chart of the Coast of Biruquete, Panama & Verugua; Chart of the Virgin Islands.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: 719 36 36* 36** 36***.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Extent: 1 map ; hand col. ; 124 x 188 cm., sheet 128 x 196 cm.
Identifier: 093:719 M
428829
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/534
Language: English
Subject: West Indies--Maps
Mexico, Gulf of--Maps
Time Period: 1808
Place: Caribbean
West Indies
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
W 98°
W 60°/N 31
N 8°
Source: Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance: Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, April, 1924.

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