A sea chart of the currents in the Staits of Gibraltar

LODGE, John.

An Accurate Chart of the Straits of Gibraltar, with the Settings of the Different Tides, on the Spanish and Barbary Shores.
London: John Bew, 1782. Coloured. 390 x 370mm.

Trimmed to printed border on right, new margin added, binding folds flattened with repairs.

A chart of the currents in the Staits of Gibraltar, published in the Political Magazine during the American War of Independence. At the time a combined Spanish and French fleet was blockading Gibraltar ('The Great Siege', 1779-83) and the British had just lost Minorca, their main naval base in the Mediterranean, so knowing the correct passage through the straits was essential.


Stock ID : 21237