18th century sea chart of Cuba
Carte Réduite de L'Isle de Cuba...
Paris, Dépôt de la Marine, c.1762. 590 x 890mm.
£1,400.00
Description
Large and detailed chart of Cuba with a rococo title cartouche.
In 1762 the British took Havana from the Spanish, but returned it according to the Treaty of Paris the following year.
Bellin was the first Chief Hydrographer of the Dépôt, the French equivalent of the British Admiralty.









