Watling Island, to accompany Mr. Major's paper - John Murray (Firm); Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain); Major, Richard Henry, 1818-1891; Weller, Edward, 1819-1884 (London : John Murray, 1871)
Depth shown by soundings and isobaths. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Location of anchorage of Columbus on October 12, 1492 is shown.
From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 41 (1871), pp. 193-210; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 4 1834
Issued to accompany article: The land fall of Columbus / by R. H. Major, Esq., Secretary R.G.S. Read before the Royal Geographical Society, May 8, 1871.
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