. English: This beautiful little map depicts the Port du Carenage (today Castries) on the West Indies island of St. Lucia or St. Lucie. Depicts the small bay with numerous depth soundings and information on anchorage for both large and small ships. Also shows some inland features including roads, a small pre-Columbian ruin, and habitations. There is a compass rose decorated with a fleur-de-lys and radiating rhumb lines. This map was published in 1764 for Bellin’s Le Petit Atlas Maritime. Plan du Port du Carenage ou Petit Cul de Sac de L’Isle St. 1764. 1764 Bellin Map of Port du Caren
. English: This beautiful little map depicts the Port du Carenage (today Castries) on the West Indies island of St. Lucia or St. Lucie. Depicts the small bay with numerous depth soundings and information on anchorage for both large and small ships. Also shows some inland features including roads, a small pre-Columbian ruin, and habitations. There is a compass rose decorated with a fleur-de-lys and radiating rhumb lines. This map was published in 1764 for Bellin’s Le Petit Atlas Maritime. Plan du Port du Carenage ou Petit Cul de Sac de L’Isle St. 1764. 1764 Bellin Map of Port du Carenage, St. Lucia, West Indies - Geographicus - PortCarenage-bellin-1764
Size: 2011px × 2486px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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