London Magazine
1762

Antique engraved Plan of the Straights of Bahama

A Plan of the Straights of Bahama, through which the Expedition Fleet was Conducted in the Year 1762 against the Havana.

DESCRIPTION: Original antique engraved map of the route taken by the British Fleet during their attack on the city of Havana, Cuba in 1762.

The map depicts the fleet's passage through the Old Bahamas Channel, a risky route just north of Cuba, through a channel only 10 miles wide at some points. The route taken by the British reduced the amount of warning time afforded to the Spanish Fleet.

Conducted during the Seven Years' War, the Siege of Havana was a successful British siege against Spanish-ruled Havana that lasted from March to August 1762.

"A Plan of the Straights of Bahama, through which the Expedition Fleet was Conducted in the Year 1762 against the Havana". Engraved for the London Magazine. Published from London by Baldwin in January 1763.

CREATOR: London Magazine

PUBLICATION DATE: 1762

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Cuba

BODY OF WATER: Atlantic Ocean

CONDITION: Good Clean with ample margins. On laid paper with a few miniscule holes at bottom margin.

COLORING: Hand colored.

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SIZE: 7 " x 4 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 13

PRICE: $325

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