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Carrington Bowles (1724–1793)
"A New Chart of the Vast Atlantic or Western Ocean including the Sea Coast of Europe, Africa, America and the West India Islands," from A General Atlas of Thirty-Six New and Correct Maps
London, 1771
Engraving, hand-colored
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Most ships used well-established routes to cross the North Atlantic during the colonial period. However, few contemporary maps depict specific voyages. This 1771 chart delineates several general routes, such as the "usual course to the West Indies, Carolinas & Virginia for sake of the Trade Winds and Currents." |