Description: 1881 Imray Blueback Chart or Map of the Philippines WE SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAPS - NOT REPRODUCTIONS Title: East India Archipelago [Eastern Passages to China and Japan] [Chart No. 6]. Description: This is an 1881 James Imray blueback nautical chart or maritime map of the Philippines. The map depicts the Philippine Archipelago from the China Sea to the Pacific Ocean and from Luzon to Mindanao. A critical link in the trade routes to East Asia beginning in the mid-16th century, the Philippines were occupied first by the Spanish, and then by the United States until 1946, when the archipelago became an independent nation. After arriving in the Philippines in 1564, the Spanish soon realized that they could ship cargo from the East across the Pacific to Mexico, and from Mexico to Spain. American interest in the Philippines would arise due to the Spanish-American War, and would lead to American 'stewardship' of the archipelago from 1898 until 1946. Overview of the ChartA highly detailed chart, innumerable locations are labeled throughout the map, which include islands, both large and small, cities (including Manila), towns, and locations along the coastlines on these islands, bays, straits, shoals, banks, and other maritime hazards. Myriad depth soundings are indicated, along with several lighthouses, which are marked by manuscript yellow and red dots. Blueback ChartsBlueback nautical charts began appearing in London in the late 18th century. Bluebacks, as they came to be called, were privately published large format nautical charts known for their distinctive blue paper backing. The backing, a commonly available blue manila paper traditionally used by publishers to warp unbound pamphlets, was adopted as a practical way to reinforce the low-quality paper used by private chart publishers in an effort to cut costs. The earliest known blueback charts include a 1760 chart issued by Mount and Page, and a 1787 chart issued by Robert Sayer. The tradition took off in the early 19th century, when British publishers like John Hamilton Moore, Robert Blachford, James Imray, William Heather, John William Norie, Charles Wilson, David Steel, R. H. Laurie, and John Hobbs, among others, rose to dominate the chart trade. Bluebacks became so popular that the convention was embraced by chartmakers outside of England, including Americans Edmund March Blunt and George Eldridge, as well as Scandinavian, French, German, Russian, and Spanish chartmakers. Blueback charts remained popular until the late 19th century, when government subsidized organizations like the British Admiralty Hydrographic Office and the United States Coast Survey, began issuing their own superior charts on high quality paper that did not require reinforcement. Publication History and Census This chart was produced and published by James Imray and Son in 1881. Size: Printed area measures 41 inches high by 50.5 inches wide. Condition: Very good. Exhibits signs of being a working nautical chart. Closed tear extending 3.5 inches from left margin professionally repaired on verso. Shipping: Shipping rates are not negotiable. Items are shipped within three business days of receiving payment. We are happy to consolidate shipping where possible. The following shipping options are available: 1. FedEx Overnight (45 USD). USA Only. Signature Required. 2. FedEx Ground or Home Delivery (15 USD). USA Only. 1 - 10 days. If your address is a P.O. Box and cannot ship FedEx we will ship USPS Priority and, while we ship promptly, recent postal personnel cutbacks mean that delivery may take time. Signature Required. 3. FedEx International or DHL International EXPRESS (45 USD). 4. We can use your FedEx Account. Customs: International buyers are responsible for paying duty and taxes on delivery. DHL or FedEx will contact the buyer by telephone to arrange tax payment if it is levied. Duty varies by country and we cannot predict the amount you will be charged. Some countries are duty free, others are not. Typically, a customs duty and/or VAT tax will be assessed on all parcels to continental Europe. Sometimes duty or tax is due in China, but is seems very random. Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan have never assessed duty on a map we shipped. Maps shipped to the UK should be duty free as educational materials, but from time to time duty of 5% is assessed incorrectly by the UK customs agents. Insurance: All shipments are insured privately against loss and damage. All of our shipments require a signature for insurance purposes. If you have any questions please feel free to email us through eBay. Other ServicesConservation Framing: Geographicus recommends basic conservation framing services for any antique paper. We do not offer this service. Antique Map Restoration: Geographicus can repair and restore your antique map. Services include deacidification cleaning flattening and backing. BEWARE anyone attempting to contact you, from a different eBay account, claiming to represent Geographicus Antique Maps. My eBay handle is GeographicusMaps. If you are contacted by email by someone offering you my items, please call me directly to be certain you are not dealing with a con artist. "
Price: 2750 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-11-22T21:33:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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