Accession No

3643

Brief Description

sea chart, coast of Peru, The Boqueron of Callao, by J. and C. Walker, English, 1848

Origin

England; London

Maker

J. and C. Walker [engravers]

Class

prints; cartography

Earliest Date

1848

Latest Date

1848

Inscription Date

1848

Material

paper

Dimensions

breadth 680mm; height 506mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘SOUTH AMERICA
THE BOQUERON OF CALLAO
SURVEYED BY CAPNS. FITZROY AND BELCHER
1840’ (left side)
‘Engraved by J. & C. Walker.’ (bottom right)
‘London Published according to the Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty March 24th 1848.
Sold by R. Bate Agent for the Admiralty Charts 21 Poultry.’ (bottom middle)

Description Notes

Print; black and white; admiralty chart of part of the Peruvian coast around Callao; includes illustrations of views of Lima and of Callao.

Inscribed:
‘SOUTH AMERICA
THE BOQUERON OF CALLAO
SURVEYED BY CAPNS. FITZROY AND BELCHER
1840’ (left side)
‘Engraved by J. & C. Walker.’ (bottom right)
‘London Published according to the Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty March 24th 1848.
Sold by R. Bate Agent for the Admiralty Charts 21 Poultry.’ (bottom middle)

Condition: good; complete.

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