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A draught of the Bay of Honduras and part of the Musquetto Shore. Corected, the variation to be allowed at Ballieze River, 7d. 0 e[as]terly at Bonacre 6..30 e[as]terly by George Robertson.

Robertson, George, master of H. M. S. Dolphin.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[1764?]

NOTES
Scale ca. 1:435,000.

Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.

Watermark: Large fleur-de-lis in a shield surmounted by a crown over a cross, all over an undecipherable mark and the letters LVC.

Depths shown by soundings.

Reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 2128

Reference: LC Luso-Hispanic World, 60

Includes descriptive notes and "A large draught of Trusillo Bay of lattid. 16014' No., variation 6030' e[as]terly," ca. 1:38,000.

Shows part of the coasts of Honduras and Belize.

In pencil: 31.

SUBJECTS
Nautical charts--Honduras, Gulf of--Early works to 1800.
Nautical charts--Honduras--Trujillo Bay--Early works to 1800.
Honduras, Gulf of--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800.
Honduras--Honduras, Gulf of.
Honduras--Trujillo Bay.

RELATED NAMES
Library of Congress. Howe map collection ; 27.

RELATED TITLES
Bay of Honduras and part of the Musquetto Shore.
Truxillo Bay.

MEDIUM
col. map 75 x 107 cm.

CALL NUMBER
G4802.H6P5 1764 .R61 Howe 27

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA

DIGITAL ID
g4802h ar212800 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4802h.ar212800

RELATED DIGITAL ITEMS
(Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier. Selections from the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division)

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