accounting for the 1715 fleet vessels by their own " offical records"

[ARC]

Ivan ! well glad to hear it buddy.

 

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[Magoopeter]

What is the earliest known survey of the Bahamas channel that charted the depth, that you know of?

 

[ARC]

Here is a 1794... https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/de...of-florida-or-new-bahama-channel-common-faden

 

[ARC]

Little earlier... https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3932c.ar160804/?r=0.706,0.256,0.125,0.063,0

 

[Magoopeter]

Thanks that is very interesting and if great help!!

 

[ARC]

Thanks that is very interesting and if great help!!

Np... I am sure there are more out there somewhere... If you can get permitted EDU searches... a lot of them are public access if you poke around...
these sites may be your best bet at finding a really "juicy" one... an "oddball"... or just plain ole good one... but will require some real time dedications and "screen fatigued eyes"...you may find a map that really nails down your interests... but makes that investment really worth the work.

At one time I owned several antique Bahamian charts... long ago gone.

I will keep an eye out.. if I run across something along the lines of your criteria I will post it here for you... or PM you / both...
99.9 % of my maps are of Florida... but in many cases the Bahamas are also on those maps... will keep you in mind as I graze those as well.

 

[TRG]

There should be another sheet to the south of the one in the second link you posted AARC, as some of the text is truncated: "efs and shoals"

 

[TRG]

List of maps by Thomas Jefferys:

https://www.raremaps.com/mapmaker/113/Thomas_Jefferys

 

[TRG]

Dominica:

https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/de...s-jefferys-geographer-to-his-majesty-jefferys

 

[TRG]

Couple more map links:

https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/The_Bahamas

https://www.loc.gov/maps/?fa=location:bahamas|location:gulf+coast&dates=1700-1799

 

[ARC]

There should be another sheet to the south of the one in the second link you posted AARC, as some of the text is truncated: "efs and shoals"

So post a link then

 

[TRG]

I did a little searching with no luck. Maybe the original map was truncated when the plate was engraved and the border added...