Plan of the Bay, Rock and Town of Gibraltar… by William Faden 1783 old map
SKU: P-8-006331
'Plan of the Bay, Rock and Town of Gibraltar, from an actual survey by an officer who was at Gibraltar from 1769 to 1775, with the works, batteries, and encampment of the Spanish army on the 19th of October 1782, the position of the combined fleet, and the attack by the battering ships September 13th of the same year'
A finely engraved and detailed large plan of Gibraltar published by William Faden in 1783, showing the Bay, the Rock and the town from an actual survey made by an officer stationed there between 1769 and 1775, with extensive additional military intelligence relating to the Great Siege: the works and batteries of the Spanish army as at 19 October 1782, the position of the combined fleet, and the attack by the battering ships on 13 September of the same year. A key contemporary record of the final and most dramatic operations of the siege, engraved to Faden’s usual high standard and published in London “as the Act directs” on 20 January 1783.
Size 55 x 75 cm | 21.5 x 29.5 inches
Date Published: January 26th 1783 [dated]
Type: Antique 18th century English sea chart
Author: Faden, William
Publication: William Faden
Condition: Good |
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