Name of map : A Chart of the Bay of Gibraltar
Cartographer : J. Cheevers (engraver)
Date of map : 1785
Stock number : 1149
Area displayed : The Bay of Gibraltar, Gibraltar Peninsula and
the coast of Southern Andalusia;
Plate size : 475 x 675 mm;
Paper size : 484 x 791 mm;
Margins, left : 12 mm, right: 5 mm;
upper : 12 mm, lower: 6 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : white and fresh;
Age of map color: old color, partly in outline;
Imperfections
margins : a few small tears in top and right margin;
plate area : small tear at right edge repaired;
folds due to large size;
verso : folds partly backed with tape
Overall quality :perfect/excellent/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Additional remarks: The map shows the fortress and the position of
military and naval forces of France and Spain during the siege of 1782;
Price : € Euro 300