West Indies
Boston: T.G. Bradford, 1846.
Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 11.25 x 14".
This desirable 1846 map of the West Indies was issued by T. G. Bradford. It extends from southern Florida to the Gulf of Panama and the Spanish Main and includes the Bahamas, the Leeward and Windward Islands. An inset near top center details the Bermudas. Towns, rivers, mountains and various other important topographical details are noted. Copyrighted to 1838, the map is corrected to 1846. In good condition with minor foxing at places.
Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1802-1887) was a Boston-based map publisher best known for his "important contributions to American cartography, the 1838 "Illustrated Atlas Geographical, Statistical and Historical of the United States and Adjacent Countries." Unlike many other atlases of the period, the volume included extensive text on the history, economics and geography of the areas mapped. His atlas represented an important contribution to American cartography, as this fine map clearly demonstrates.
Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $300.00
Item #320182