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A Chart of the Pacific Ocean from the Equinoctial to the Latitude fo 39 1-2 d. No.
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Creator:George Anson
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A Chart of the Pacific Ocean from the Equinoctial to the Latitude fo 39 1-2 d. No.
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English: This is a rare 1748 nautical chart of the Pacific Ocean by the English map publisher R. W. Seale.
  • Chart depicts the trade routes used by Spanish Galleons from Acapulco, Mexico to Manila in the Philippines.
  • In particular, this chart depicts the travels of the Spanish Nostra Seigniora de Cabadonga and the British Navy Commodore George Anson. Anson lead an ill-equipped expedition into the Pacific with the mission to attack Spanish dominions in South America. Though he failed in this mission, Anson did succeed in capturing the Spanish treasure galleon off Cape Espiritu Santo on June 20, 1743. The Spanish galleon was loaded with gold, silver and, more importantly, nautical charts depicting the trade routes used by Spanish Galleons between Mexico and Manila for the previous 200 years. This significant discovery allowed the British to disrupt Spain’s trade in the Pacific and thus economically handicap the Spanish dominance of the New World. Following his capture of the Nostra its treasures were paraded through the streets of London in no less than 32 wagons. Anson was hailed as a national hero.
  • Beautifully details the pacific islands and much of the Mexican and California coast. Drawn by Seale and published as a supplement to the first edition of Anson’s 1748 book A Voyage Round The World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV .
Date 1748 (undated)
Dimensions height: 11.5 in (29.2 cm); width: 35.5 in (90.1 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,11.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,35.5U218593
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Geographicus link: PacificOcean-ansonseale-1748
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Anson, George. A Voyage Round The World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, (1748 English Edition).

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