Antique map titled 'The West Indies.' A map of the West Indies, the Carribean region. This includes the Greater Antilles (Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico and Cuba) and the Lesser Antilles (Leeward and Windward Islands) and part of the Bahama Islands. Inset maps show the Panama Canal, Kingston, Havana, Trinidad, Puerto Rico and Jamaica. Plate 96 from 'The Times Atlas'. Maps from the Edinburgh Geographical Institute, published by John Bartholomew & Co., 1922.
Artists and Engravers: Anonymous.
Condition: Good, given age. Original middle fold, as issued. A small nick and some creasing in the top and lower edges of the middle fold. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully. Date: 1922 Overall size: 57.8 x 44.7 cm. Image size: 54.8 x 41.5 cm.
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