A Spanish sea chart of Madagascar and the Seychelles

OWEN, William Fitzwilliam.

Carta de la costa oriental de la isla San Lorenzo ò Madagascar con las de Borbon Francia y Rodriguez y otras islas, bancos y bajos comprendidos en la partie del Oceano Indio....
Madrid: Direccion de Hidrografia, 1843. 890 x 600mm. With the blindstamp of the Direccion de Hidrografia.

Browning at centrefold.

A scarce Spanish edition of a chart by Royal Navy Captain William Owen surveyed between 1822 and 1826. It shows the eastern coastline of Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and the Seychelles.
Owen carried out extensive hydrographic surveys in South Africa and Canada and ended his career as later vice-admiral.


Stock ID : 18237