Old Rare Naval Map of US Virgin Islands by Bellin, 1764: Charlotte Amalie, Red Hook, St Thomas, Depths, St John inset galway A thoughtful gift for lovers

A thoughtful gift for lovers of Romantic landscapes and mountain travel

Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900) was a leading light of American landscape painting

His work provides invaluable insights into the city’s layout

and flights of migrating geese animate the forests

Old Rare Naval Map of US Virgin Islands by Bellin, 1764: Charlotte Amalie, Red Hook, St Thomas, Depths, St John inset galway A thoughtful gift for loversCarte De LIsle St. Thomas lUne des Vierges, issued in 1764 by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, presents St. Thomas with a clarity and poise that made French hydrography the envy of Europe. The coastline is rendered with crisp articulation: crenulated coves, crisply indented bays, and serrated promontories resolve into a portrait of an island both sheltered and exposed. Soundings lace the approaches, guiding mariners into favored anchorages, while an elaborate