A New & Exact map of the Coast, Countries and islands within the limits of ye South Sea Company
Map. Engraving with original outline coloring. Unusual business route map printed in 1720, describing the trade routes of the British South Seas Company. The firm was granted a monopoly to trade in Spain's South American colonies during the War of Spanish Succession. Speculation in the company's stock led to the South Sea Bubble in 1720. Resembling a broadside, the map includes twelve inset maps, trade winds, calm and tornado notes and many port sounding details. Repairs to margins and lined..... More