Chart of the Bay of Bengal, including Plans of the Principal Harbours, Drawn from Surveys made by order of The Hon: East India Compy., The Board of Admiralty, &c
London, James Imray and Son, 1862.
A very large engraved chart in two sheets (combined printed surface 996 × 1284 mm, overall total size 1025 × 1315 mm) mounted together on the original blue backing paper; minimal hand-colouring; with a printed title-label on the verso.
Several short sealed tears to the left and right margins (those on the left encroaching a little into the printed surface); top margin lightly creased with a few tiny chips (well clear of the printed surface); left-hand sheet uniformly tanned; a few light marks; in very good condition.
A large blueback chart of the Bay of Bengal with thirteen inset maps: Point de Galle Harbour; Colombo; The Bay and Harbour of Trincomalee; River Mutla; Preparis Island; Rangoon River (by Captain D. Ross); Maulmain River; Amherst Road; Mouth of the Bassein River; Maulmain Harbour; River Hoogly (by Captain R. Lloyd); Continuation of the River to Calcutta; and Aracan River (by Captains Lloyd and Webber). Several blocks of text give details of currents in the bay and around Ceylon, and alert seafarers to the imperfect charting of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Lighthouses are highlighted with spots of red and yellow colouring.
Item #143686
Price (AUD):
$500.00