Antique Map of Cuba & Hispaniola, Caribbean Sea Chart by Bowen, 1744
€ 880
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1744
Sheet size
41.5 × 47.8 cm (16.3 × 18.8 in)
Reference
BG-13744-1
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
Good, given age. Light soiling and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Vertical folding lines in the center and damp stains at the lower end. Please study scan carefully.
About this sheet
Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico on a single sheet, an original copper engraving by Emanuel Bowen of London, dated circa 1744. The sheet is printed in black without color and is divided into two stacked maps.
The upper map shows the whole of Cuba, from Cape Antonio at the western end to the eastern tip, with the Gulf of Mexico and the Tropic of Cancer to the north, the Bahama Bank and the Old Straits of Bahama, and the Turks and Caicos at the right edge. Reefs, keys, shoals and soundings are drawn along the coast. A title cartouche, "A New & Accurate Map of the Island of Cuba", credits Bowen and states that it is drawn from the most approved maps and charts and regulated by astronomical observations.
The lower map covers Hispaniola, here "Hispaniola or St Domingo", and "Porto Rico", with the Virgin Islands to the east and the tip of Cuba at the left. It has its own cartouche, compass rose and scale of English miles, and the imprint reads "Emanuel Bowen... from London".
