Port Gallant & Port Famine Magellan Strait 1774 engraved Exploration print
Port Gallant & Port Famine Magellan Strait 1774 engraved Exploration print Port Gallant & Port Famine Magellan Strait 1774 engraved Exploration print Port Gallant & Port Famine Magellan Strait 1774 engraved Exploration print Port Gallant & Port Famine Magellan Strait 1774 engraved Exploration print Port Gallant & Port Famine Magellan Strait 1774 engraved Exploration print
$ 85.00

Port Gallant et Baye Fortescue - Port Famine - Baye de Wood.

(Old Maps, 18th Century Maps, Strait of Magellan, Port Gallant, Port Famine, Wood Bay, Graphic Arts, Age of Exploration, Sailing Ships, World Voyages).

Issued 1774, Paris for Hawkesworth for the English Exploration of the Southern Hemisphere. Engraved by Benard.

A nice 18th century copper engraved print relating to the nautical exploration of the South Pacific. 

Nice looking example, pleasing age patina, minor light staining, dustiness or toning, remains mostly clean, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive.

Original fold lines as issued.

Sheet measures c. 10 1/2" H x 16" W.

Engraved area measures c. 8 1/4" H x 14 1/2" W.

[R33821].