1774 - Map of the West Indies by Samuel Dunn

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 Samuel Dunn (died 1794) was a British mathematician, and amateur astronomer. Dunn contributed nine papers to the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, of which body, however, he was not a fellow. On the title-page of his "Atlas" he appears as a member of the Philosophical Society at Philadelphia, America. A compleat map of the West Indies containing the coasts of Florida, Louisiana, New Spain, and Terra Firma: with all the islands. Map is hand colored, relief is shown pictorially, and longitiude is from Ferro.- Map also includes sections of Central America and South America. The map was expertly engraved, printed and hand coloured by Samuel Dunn, and is a complete and detailed representation of the West Indies at the time. It makes for an informative and beautiful addition to any collection.

High Quality Paper: Printed onto high quality poster paper which is durable and is non- tearable.