Old Map of Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, Hispaniola & Cuba, 1787: Depot de la Marine; Mercator projection; soundings, reefs lausanne The Fens (low-lying area)

The Fens (low-lying area)

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Old Map of Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, Hispaniola & Cuba, 1787: Depot de la Marine; Mercator projection; soundings, reefs lausanne The Fens (low-lying area)Carte Reduite Des Debouquements, De St. Domingue, Levee, Dressee et Publiee par Ordre du Roi is a masterwork of late eighteenth century French hydrography, issued in 1787 by the celebrated Dpt de la Marine. Focused with rare precision on the Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas, the chart embraces the vital approaches to Hispaniola while also sweeping in eastern Cuba. Its northern reach ascends to Rum Cay, San Salvador Island, and the southern