Accession No

2969

Brief Description

sea chart, coast of Peru, by J. Walker, English, 1820

Origin

Maker

Vicq [map engraver] Walker, J. [sea chart engraver]

Class

prints; cartography

Earliest Date

1820

Latest Date

1820

Inscription Date

1820

Material

Dimensions

map (mounted) breadth 720mm; height 1020mm; sea chart height 965mm; breadth 717mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Robert Douwma Prints & Maps Ltd, Covent Garden, London, 21/09/1984.

Inscription

‘A
Chart
of the
COAST OF PERU
from
POINT PASAMAYO to POINT NEGRA
including the
ROAD CALLAO
Taken from the Spanish Surveys Published in the
Hydrographical Office
MADRID
in
1811.’ (title)
‘Published according to Act of Parliament by Capt. Hurd R.N. Hydrographer to the Admiralty June 12th 1820.’ (bottom centre)
‘J. Walker Sculpt.’ (bottom right)

Description Notes

Chart; printed black and white; shows the coast of Peru from Point Pasamayo to Point Negra; mounted.

Condition: good; complete.

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