[AMERICA NORTH] Approaches to New York &…

Mapmaker:

Sir Frederick John Owen Evans (1815 - 1885)

Rare large scale detailed British Admiralty Hydrographic chart of New York, New York, first published 22nd October, 1877, with large corrections April, 1904 and small corrections to 1905 corrections June 1885 and small corrections 1900.

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Full Title:

[AMERICA NORTH] Approaches to New York …

Date:

C1877

(1904)

Mapmaker:

Sir Frederick John Owen Evans (1815 - 1885)

Condition:

Minor small repaired tears at sheet edge, otherwise in good condition, with centre fold.

Technique:

Hand coloured copper engraving.

Image Size:

643mm

x 980mm

Paper Size:

688mm

x 1028mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1904

Description:

Sir Frederick John Owen Evans (1815 - 1885)

Evans was an officer of the Royal Navy. He became a distinguished hydrographer during his career and served as Hydrographer of the Navy. In 1841 Evans was appointed master of HMS Fly, and for the next five years he was employed in surveying the Coral Sea, the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, and Torres Straits. Joseph Jukes, the geologist, was on board the Fly, and wrote an account of the expedition.

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