Africa, sheet VI from the Juba Island to Maskat with the netrance to the Red Sea…
| Reference: | S28387 |
| Author | John WALKER |
| Year: | 1826 ca. |
| Zone: | Eastern Africa |
| Printed: | London |
| Measures: | 650 x 960 mm |
€250.00
| Reference: | S28387 |
| Author | John WALKER |
| Year: | 1826 ca. |
| Zone: | Eastern Africa |
| Printed: | London |
| Measures: | 650 x 960 mm |
€250.00
Description
Nautical chart of eastern Africa by Walker.
Steel engraving, good conditions. Rare.
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John Walker, Junior, (1787-1873) was appointed Hydrographer to the Admiralty in 1808 and Geographer to the East India Company in 1847. Together with his brother Charles, he continued the family business started by his father, John Walker, senior, who was an assistant to Alexander Dalrymple at the Hydrographic Department as well as Hydographer to the East India Company in 1779. Two other sons, Michael and Thomas, both worked for the Admiralty as a hydographer and a draughtsman, respectively.
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John Walker, Junior, (1787-1873) was appointed Hydrographer to the Admiralty in 1808 and Geographer to the East India Company in 1847. Together with his brother Charles, he continued the family business started by his father, John Walker, senior, who was an assistant to Alexander Dalrymple at the Hydrographic Department as well as Hydographer to the East India Company in 1779. Two other sons, Michael and Thomas, both worked for the Admiralty as a hydographer and a draughtsman, respectively.
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