Antique Caribbean Maps of St. Kitts, Antigua, Virgin Islands & Tobago, 1818
€ 360
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1818
Sheet size
21 × 26.8 cm (8.3 × 10.6 in)
Condition
Fair
Reference
BG-13306-1-9, -10, -11, -18
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Wear consistent with age and use. Fair to good antique condition with visible age-related toning, foxing, staining and spotting. Some sheets show creasing, edge wear, small tears and irregularities to the margins consistent with age and removal from the original volumes.
About this sheet
Four Caribbean islands, an original set of four engraved maps of St. Christopher's (St. Kitts) with Nevis, Antigua, the Virgin Islands and Tobago, published in London in 1818 for Bryan Edwards' History of the British West Indies. Each sheet carries its own engraved title.
The St. Christopher's map shows the parishes, settlements, churches, forts, roads and the mountainous interior, with an inset at the upper right of the neighboring island of Nevis, including Charlestown. Antigua is shown with its parishes, forts and harbors: St. John's, English Harbour, Falmouth and Parham are named. The Virgin Islands map covers St. Thomas, St. John, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, St. Croix and Anegada and extends toward St. Martin, Anguilla, St. Barthélemy, Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Christopher's. The Tobago map shows the mountainous interior, rivers and bays, with Scarborough, Great Courland Bay and Man of War Bay named.
Bryan Edwards (1743 to 1800) was a Jamaica planter, merchant and Member of Parliament, and a Fellow of the Royal Society from 1794. He defended the plantation system and opposed the campaign against the slave trade.
