Correct Map of the Island of Minorca, A

Subject

Spain, Mahon, Minorca [Menorca], Mediterranean, St. Philip's Castle

Date

1794 May 12

Mapmaker

Armstrong, John

Publisher

Laurie [Robert] & Whittle [James]

Place of Publication

London

Accession Number

2178.017

Alternate number

Cusachs Collection

Condition

Poor. Very acidified. Much browning, surface dirt and staining. Torn along center fold; paper loss. Foxed. Needs conservation.

Curatorial Notes

Atlas stored LHC Atlas storage shelves, in oversize box. Colored. See Phillips, Vol. 1, p. 428, #716. Plates 47 and 48 missing from atlas at time of inventory (11/18/1998).

Insets

1. [Spain] 2. [Harbor of Mahon]

Notes

Plate 17 from Laurie & Whittle's 1808 "New and Elegant Imperial Sheet Atlas." Includes visuals, "North prospect of Mahon; "North East Prospect of St. Philip's Castle."

Media Type

bound book

Size

17 x 21 3/8

Storage

c02d07/atlas