18th-century-amelia-island-nautical-chart
Lot 533
18th Century Amelia Island Nautical Chart
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Copperplate engraving on two sheets, A PLAN OF AMELIA HARBOUR AND BARR IN EAST FLORIDA, Survey'd in Jany 1775 by Jacob Blamey, Master, His Majesty's Schooner St. John. (London: Sayer & Bennett, 1776), the mouth of the St. Marys River on the Georgia-Florida border is shown with a portion of Amelia Island, most of Marteirs Island and all of Tiger Island. Prominent plantations and James Oglethorpe's abandoned fort on Cumberland Island are also noted.

28.5 x 21.5 in.

A good impression that would display well in a frame behind a mat; very light foxing throughout; browning and minor loss to the edges; the lower right corner with a 3 in. split; the bottom edge folded under.

$800 - 1,200