US Naval Chart of Christiansted, St Croix Author(s)_Hesiod traces of blue paper adhering

traces of blue paper adhering to the verso

this Plan of the Town

which was then under construction

493 + 23 plates

but Leopold’s source for the London skyline was outdated

US Naval Chart of Christiansted, St Croix Author(s)_Hesiod traces of blue paper adheringWest Indies St Croix Island Christiansted Harbour This is a US naval chart of Christiansted, the largest town on St Croix in the United States Virgin Islands, formerly the capital of the Danish West Indies. American since 1917, this chart relies on earlier British and Danish surveys. Condition & Materials Sheet 1058, sheet size 47 x 38. 5 cm, a couple of light vertical creases, black and white, ink stamp confirming corrections to September 1924, blank