Author: De La Rochette, Louis Stanislas d'Arcy [Edward Thompson] [William Faden]
Title: The Coast of Guyana from the Oroonoko to the River of Amazons and the Inland Parts; As Far As Have Been Explored by the French & Dutch Engineers the Islands of Barbadoes Tobago &Ca from the Observations of Captain Edward Thompson Made in the Hyaena in the Year 1781 When He Commanded in the Rivers Berbice, Essequebo and Demerari, and Governed These Colonies After Their Conquest from the Dutch, by L.S. De la Rochette Mcdcclxxxiii. '
Description: London, William Faden, 1783. Double page map. Measures (with margins) 66 x 93 cm. Showing the coasts of Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana, with four insets of river mouths. A few small closed tears to margins. Very minor foxing overall. Vertical center fold mark evident, as it to be expected, but it is not untoward. In very good condition, presently in shrink wrap on archival-quality board. Hand coloured. Relief shown pictorially; depths by soundings. Includes notes and table of astronomical observations. .

Keywords: South America;Cartography;Edward Thompson;;;;;;


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