ARTIST: Charles Copley
PUBLISHER: Published by Charles Copley & Sons. New York.
MEDIUM: Engraving,
DATE: 1860-1865.
EDITION SIZE: 50 3/4 x 35"
DESCRIPTION: A fine large scale, blue-backed sea chart. This detailed chart shows as far south as Cay Biscayne and Cape Romano in Florida and Cat Cay and Alder Cay in the Bahamas. It has eight inset harbor plans: Charleston Harbor; Cape Roman shoals and entrance to Georgetown Harbor; Savannah River; St. Johns River; Fernandina Harbor; Cape Canaveral; Turtle Harbor; and Cedar Cays. Light houses and light ships shown hand colored in red and surrounded by yellow. Working sea charts are inherently rare due to the nature of their use aboard ships. Although likely common when first made, the vast majority of them were either destroyed by use or destroyed intentionally when new updated versions were obtained. Engraved by C.J. & F.S. Copley.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Some staining in the upper right and left corners one 6" tear in upper central portion of image and several small tears along sheet edges. Professionally repaired. Overall it is in generally good condition for a working sea chart of the period.
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