Very fine 18th century manuscript chart of Mahon

Anonymous.

Plano del Puerto de Mahon en la Ysla de Menorca...
Spanish, c.1790. Ink and watercolour sketch map. Trapezoid, at most 260 x 410mm.

Plan with one small repair to top margin.

A skilled watercolour chart of Mahon Harbour in the Island of Minorca, presented as a trompe-l'oeil scroll within a decorative frame-like border. The trapezoid format was used to that it would fit in a wooden panel on a yacht.
The plan is based on the scarce 1786 chart by Miguel Francesco Rodriguez, as engraved by Manuel Salvador Carmona, retaining their inscriptions but moving the key, changing the title and adding the decorative border. St Philip's Castle and Fort Marlborough are both omitted.


Stock ID : 23904