Antique Map of Coiba Island by Anson '1749'

€ 250

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1749
Sheet size: 27 × 42.5 cm (10.6 × 16.7 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: BG-11589-8

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

Age-related toning, original folding lines. Shows some wear and staining, blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

A chart of the east side of Quibo, now Coiba island off the Pacific coast of Panama, an original copper engraving from the Dutch edition of George Anson's Reize rondsom de Werreld, published in 1749. The title appears at the top in Dutch, "Plan van de Oost-Zyde van het Eiland Quibo", with a French title and scale below.

The island's wooded shore fills the upper part of the sheet, with a bay marked by depth soundings and anchorages, including the Port of Ladies, notes on soft sand and mud, and remarks on fresh water, salt lagoons and fishermen's huts. Two small islands to the lower right are named Quiveta and Canales. A large compass rose with rhumb lines crosses the open water, and a scale of Dutch miles is drawn at the lower left.

Anson's squadron visited these waters in 1741 and 1742 while raiding Spanish possessions on the Pacific coast.