Chart of South America by Norie & Wilson
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| Utropspris | 2 000 SEK |
SOUTH AMERICA. NORIE & WILSON (published by Charles Wilson). Chart of the West Coast of South America, from Valparaiso to Truxillo. London, Norie & Wilson, 1893.
Engraved blue back coastal nautical chart, in 2 sheets, joined, c. 1260 x 960 mm. With 20 inset maps, a.o. of Panama Bay, Bahia Honda, Port Payta, Gulf and River Guayaquil. Numerous coastal elevations.
Stamp Norie & Wilson dated 1893.
Shows the coastline of South America from Trujillo, Peru to Valparaiso, Chile with numerous place names along the coast. The chart features 20 inset maps of various ports with detailed soundings, navigational information, and coastal topography. The insets include Callao and Lima, Coquimbo Bay, and Valparaiso Bay. Also included are a number of coastal approach views.
This chart was published by Charles Wilson, who took over the Norie and Wilson company after John William Norie´s death in 1843.
Rolled.
John Norie (1772-1843) was a hydrographer, chart publisher, teacher and author of navigation manuals. This preeminent cartographic firm exists today as Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd, still specializing in nautical charts.
Norie & Wilson were successors to Charles Wilson and were one of the most successful producers of blue-back sea-charts in the late 19th century, working for both the Admiralty and East India Company.
Provenance: Captain Olof Peter Reinhold Olsson (1853-1921), Råå fiskeläge.
Rolled. Some folds.
