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 CARIB162 - U. S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE
“Turks
Islands from British Surveys.”
1830-1845. (Corrections to 1963.)
34X26. Chart H0 1000. Very detailed soundings. Shows Grand Turk, Salt
Cay and Sand Cay. |
$80 |
 CARIB165
- N. BELLIN “Carte Des Isles Situes au nord
de St. Domingue” Paris 1763. Colored. 9X15. Attractive chart of the Bahama Islands includes the southeastern end of Long Island. Isle de
Krooked, Isle de la Fortune, Isle de Samana, I.d'Aklin. Isles
Plates, Isle de Magone, Isle D'Inague, La Petite Inague and Les Cayques
& Le Mouchoir Carre. Chart shows many soundings in and around Les
Cayques (Caicos). Compass rose and very decorative title cartouche of
leaf, flower & scroll motif. |
$425 |
 CARIB166 - U S N H O
“West Indies, Great Bahama Bank.
Ragged Island Harbor from a British Survey in 1834.” Wash. D. C.
1897. Light wash color. 10X11. Very detailed chart shows many soundings
in fathoms between Hog Cay and Great Ragged Island. Notes Ragged Pt.
Inner Bar Reef, Black Rock Pt. Pig Pt and Hog Pt. Locates shoals &
sandbanks & several small cays. |
$175 |
 CARIB167 - U S N H O
“Bahama Islands. Crooked Island
Anchorage from a British Survey in 1834.” Wash. D. C. B/W. 10X12.
Chart shows a lagoon, landing place during strong westerly winds.
Landrail Pt. Good water area. Landing place when there is a surf.
Stopper Hill. Ocean Hole. Shoal areas and many soundings in fathoms
throughout the anchorage area at Crooked Island. |
$175 |
 CARIB168 - U S N H O
“West Indies. Bahamas”.
“The Fleeming” or Six Shilling Channel (ICE. Providence Channel). From a
British survey in 1831. Wash. D. C. 1890, and “West Indies Bahamas
'Ship Channel' (Exuma Sound) from a British survey in 1835.” 2
charts on one sheet - each chart 11X10. B/W. Very detailed soundings in
fathoms on both charts. Shoals, beacons, channels, lighthouse, cays and
small islands throughout. |
$175 |
 CARIB169 - U S N H O
“West Indies. Bahama Bank.”
Ragged Islands Anchorage surveyed by Commander R.
Owen. 1834.
Wash. D. C. 1898. 18X24. Chart shows many soundings in feet around both
Great and Little Ragged Island. Locates Boat Harbor between the islands.
Boat channel at Round Bay. Flagstaff. Beacon on Great Ragged Is.
hidden
by trees in 1869. Coco Bay. Rocks, shoals, points, rocky heads and small
cays. |
$175 |
 CARIB171 - BRITISH ADMIRALTY
“West Indies. Great Bahama Bank, Ragged Islands Anchorage.” surveyed by Commdr R.
Owen R. N. Pub. London 1834. Corrections to 1962. 19½X25. Chart 1399.
(See previous listing from the USNHO of 1834/1898.) |
$80 |
 CARIB173 - U. S. NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE
“Great Bahama Bank. Jumentos Cays Stony Cay to Wet Rock from a British Survey
in 1846”.
Wash. D. C. 1908 (Updates to 1925.) 16X21. B/W. Chart shows very
detailed soundings around Wet Rock, Coral Lodge, North Bush Cay, Bold
Rock, Pear Cay & Stony Cay. Shows courses & includes compass
rose with magnetic variations. |
$175 |
 CARIB201 - USNHO: “The Great Bahama Bank from 23°, 40' N.
Latitude to old Bahama Channel. From British Surveys between 1836 and
1843.” Wash. D. C. 1908 (1928). B/W 25X38. Chart 26c. Includes the
Old Bahama Channel. Thousands of depth soundings, in fathoms, appear
throughout. Includes Tongue of Ocean, Perros Bay, Cayo Coco, Cayo
Romano, Buenavista Bay, Nicholas Channel, Jiguey Bay and locates all
primary harbors and a section of the northern coast of Cuba. Excellent
navigation chart in good condition with light crease down center. |
$185 |
 CARIB125
- U. S. NAVAL
OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE “West Indies. Bahama Islands. Tongue of the
Ocean. Southern Part. From British Surveys
between 1836 and 1848. & U. S.
Navy Surveys to 1964.” Wash. D.C. 1969.
Green, grey, white
coloration. 33X41. Large very striking chart shows Andros Island and the
Great Bahama Bank divided by The Tongue of the Ocean. Includes Compass
Cay, Pipe Cay, Great Guana Cay on the eastern side. Chart is intensely
detailed around Tongue of the Ocean showing depths and ridges of sand,
channels and courses. An excellent navigational chart from the late
1960's. USNOO Chart #5956. |
$85 |
 CARIB204
- BRITISH ADMIRALTY “West Indies. Bahamas. Turks Islands.
Surveyed by Capt. R. Owen. R.N. H.M.S.
Blossom 1830” London. 1842. Corrected to 1950/1965. B/W.
25X19. Excellent sea chart of the Islands shows Turks Island Passage,
hundreds of depth soundings, the Mouchoir Passage, Salt Cay & Hawks Nest
Anchorage. Includes a detailed inset chart titled “Grand Turk. West
Coast.” depicting Cockburn Town, Salt Pond, North Creek & low scrub &
forested areas. Also includes 2 large compass roses & courses as aids
for mariners approaching and sailing around the islands. Chart #1441.
Good, clean condition. |
$110 |
 CARIB205
- J. N. BELLIN “Carte Des Isles Turques”
Paris. 1768. Colored. 10X6. Finely drawn chart shows the Turks & Caicos
islands in the Bahamas & depicts Grande & Petite Salme & La Colon,
surrounded by detailed depth soundings & tracks of the French ship
L'Aigle, sailing between the islands. Locates shoal areas & Seend Kee,
or Sable Cay & includes a compass rose with radiating rhumb lines as an
aid to mariners navigating the islands from offshore. A decorative title
cartouche in top left is ornamented with scroll & shell motifs. This
excellent chart was drawn & engraved under the direction of Jacques
Ncolas Bellin (1703-1772) the Director of the Depot de la Marine in
Paris & Royal Hydrographer to the King. It was published in “Description Geographique Des Debouquemens Qui Sont Au Nord De L'Isle De Saint
Domingue.” A fine small chart.
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$425 |
 CARIB318
- J. N. BELLIN “Carte De La Cayque De L'Ouest Et Partie De Celle Du Nord
Avec Ses Mouillages.”
Paris. 1768. Colored. 8¾X15. Attractive chart shows
two of the Caicos islands in the Bahamas. 1.) Petite Cayque ou Cayque De
L'Ouest & 2.) Cayque Bleue ou Partie Occidentale De La Cayque Du Nord.
The Petite Cayque is one of the westernmost islands & the Cayque Bleue
shows part of the western region of the Northern Caicos Islands. The
chart was drawn to show depth soundings between the islands, courses &
the track of the French ship L'Aigle in 1753. Locates anchorages, capes
& bays, rocks & islands of sand. A very decorative title cartouche
ornamented with leaves, shells & scrolls is drawn in lower left & the
chart was designed to aid navigators approaching the islands from
offshore. Engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin
(1703-1772) the Royal Hydrographer to the King in Paris, the chart was
published in “Description Geographique Des Debouquemens Qui Sont Au Nord
De L'Isle De Saint Dominque,” in 1768.
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$385 |
 CARIB106
- U. S. COAST SURVEY “Atlantic Coast of the United States. In 4 sheets.
Sheet IV. Mosquito Inlet to Key West.”
Wash. D.C. 1863. 24X27¼. Fine chart shows Florida's
East coast from Mosquito Inlet to Cape Canaveral, down to Key Biscayne &
Key West. Depicts the Little Bahama Bank, Great Bahama Is. Great &
Little Abaco, the Providence Channels, Eleuthera, Exuma Sound, Andros
Island, Long Island, Cat Island & the North Coast of Cuba. The chart
includes buoys & beacons, hundreds of depth soundings, navigational
notes on bottoms & shows the Line of the Axis of the Gulf Stream.
Condition is excellent. Mounted on new canvas.
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$525 |
CARIB_BAH431 - U.
S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE “Eastern Part of Bahama Islands.” Wash.D.C. 1855.
Edition of 1890.00 B/W/ 24½X39. Fine navigational chart of the Eastern
Bahama Islands & Passages, from the Great Bahama Bank & Tongue of the Ocean,
over to Long Island, Crooked Island, to Mariguana Island & the Caicos
Passage, Island and Bank. Locates Great Inagua Island, Turks Island &
Passage, & Tortuga Island off the north coast of Haiti. Also locates the
eastern regions of Cuba with harbors noted around the shorelines. The chart
was prepared by Commander J. R.
Bartlett, Chief Hydrographer to the Bureau of
Navigation, in Washington, D.C. Very good clean condition. |
$385 |
 CARIB_BAH432 - G.
F. CRAM “Bahama Islands.”
Chicago. 1905. Colored. 10X13½. Very detailed map
shows all the Bahama Islands, with primary harbors, passages, lights, rocks
& other dangers. Includes the Great Bahama Bank & the eastern regions of
Cuba. Also includes population statistics for the year 1900. From George
Franklin Cram's “Atlas of the United States.” Very good condition. |
$85
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 CARIB108
- A. SLOM “Ile D'Abaco. Vue Generale De Hopetown.”
Paris. 1878. Colored. 6X8. Attractive harbor view of
Hopetown, depicts buildings and wharfs along the shorelines & fishing
boats and sailing vessels in the harbor itself. The scene was painted by
A. Slom and reproduced as a hand colored lithograph under the auspices
of Johann Georg Kohl (1808-1878), a German geographer, explorer &
Director of the Bremen Library. Finely drawn.
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$285 |
 CARIB170
- BRITISH ADMIRALTY “West Indies. Bahama & Abaco Islands, with the North
West Providence Channel.”
London. 1888 (1925). B/W. 25½X37. Very detailed chart
of Little Bahama Bank, Bahama Island and Great Abaco Island. Depicts
harbors, bays & inlets around shorelines and locates Abaco, Pelican
Harbor, Hole in the Wall, Little Harbor, Lanthorn Head, & many more
anchorages and coves around shorelines. Includes hundreds of depth
soundings with notations of courses for ships approaching the islands &
shows thick pine forests along the southeast shore of Abaco island. The
chart includes both topographical and hydrographical notes that include
rocks and other dangers. Charts of Abaco are scarce in good condition, &
this example although used at sea in the late 19th & early 20th century
is in good condition with only some light surface age-toning.
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$385 |
  CARIB127
- DARLING & SON. Ltd. (Printers.) “General Descrptive Report of the
Bahama Islands.”
London 1904. Booklet with map. Map size is 12X25½.
Printed color. Titled: “The Bahama Islands. ” Depicts all the islands
very finely drawn, from the Little Bahama Bank & Abaco Island to Andros
Island, Eleuthera, Cat island, Exuma, Crooked Island & Acklin's Island
to the Turks & Caicos. includes the Old Bahama Bank, the northern tip of
Cuba and Haiti along with the southern coast of Florida and the
Everglades. This excellent map was folded into the booklet but is now
pressed flat and is in very nice condition, ready for framing. The
booklet is intensely detailed and includes a number of views of the
islands. It was printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office & presented
to both Houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty. March 1904.
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CARIB106
- U. S. COAST SURVEY “Atlantic Coast of the United States. In 4 sheets.
Sheet IV. Mosquito Inlet to Key West.”
Wash. D.C. 1863. 24X27¼. Fine chart shows Florida's
East coast from Mosquito Inlet to Cape Canaveral, down to Key Biscayne &
Key West. Depicts the Little Bahama Bank, Great Bahama Is. Great &
Little Abaco, the Providence Channels, Eleuthera, Exuma Sound, Andros
Island, Long Island, Cat Island & the North Coast of Cuba. The chart
includes buoys & beacons, hundreds of depth soundings, navigational
notes on bottoms & shows the Line of the Axis of the Gulf Stream.
Condition is excellent. Mounted on new canvas.
CARIB_BAH432 - G.
F. CRAM “Bahama Islands.”
Chicago. 1905. Colored. 10X13½. Very detailed map
shows all the Bahama Islands, with primary harbors, passages, lights, rocks
& other dangers. Includes the Great Bahama Bank & the eastern regions of
Cuba. Also includes population statistics for the year 1900. From George
Franklin Cram's “Atlas of the United States.” Very good condition.
