A Chart designed to show the Navigation of the Ships of Magalhanes among the Philippine and Molucca Islands.

Description

hand-coloured copper engraving.

EXTREMELY RARE map from “A Chronological History of the Voyages and Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean”. With engraved note regarding the fictitious island of St. John. Printed by Luke Hansard for G & W Nicol, T. Payne, Wilkie & Robinson, Cadell & Davies, Nornaville & Fell, and John Murray in London and A. Constable & Co. in Edinburgh. This most extensive History is composed of 5 volumes published 1803-1806-1813-1816-1817.