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Haiti — St Louis Bay
By WALKER, J[ohn] & C[harles], 1828
Plan of the Bays of St Louis & Meste, on the South Coast of St Domingo From a French MS.
- Author: WALKER, J[ohn] & C[harles]
- Publication place: London
- Publisher: Hydrographical Office of the Admiralty
- Publication date: 20th June 1828.
- Physical description: Engraved chart.
- Dimensions: 205 by 280mm. (8 by 11 inches).
- Inventory reference: 11647
Notes
Rare Admiralty chart of St Louie Bay and Mesle Bay on the south coast of Haiti.
The title states that the chart was taken from a French manuscript.
John and Charles Walker, founding members of the Royal Geographic Society, were leading mapmakers and engravers working in London in the first half of the nineteenth century. They are known to have produced numerous charts for James Horsburgh and the Admiralty.
The title states that the chart was taken from a French manuscript.
John and Charles Walker, founding members of the Royal Geographic Society, were leading mapmakers and engravers working in London in the first half of the nineteenth century. They are known to have produced numerous charts for James Horsburgh and the Admiralty.
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