Admiralty Chart Barbados Date of Publication_c.1772 widely considered to be the

widely considered to be the most magnificent work of its kind ever published

Latin text on verso

Lotter’s world map

light stain on title but generally clean

Aldine device on title and verso of last leaf

Admiralty Chart Barbados Date of Publication_c.1772 widely considered to be thePreliminary Chart West Indies Barbados This chart of Barbados shows sands and soundings etc, with interior detail of relief, roads and settlements. Surveyed by Staff Commander J Parsons in 1869, assisted by Navigating Lieutenants H R Harvey and G Staines, this appears to be the first published edition with no revisions or corrections. Later editions saw the addition of two coastal profiles at the foot of the chart. Condition & Materials Sea chart, 102