Rare Old Map of Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, Hispaniola & Cuba, 1787: Depot de la Marine; Mercator projection; soundings, reefs
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Añade dos artículos elegibles a tu carrito para recibir 20% de descuento. Añade un tercero y será complementario (equivalente a 33% de descuento al comprar tres).
No se necesita código — la oferta se aplica automáticamente al finalizar la compra.
Válido en todos los mapas estándar y impresiones de arte fino. Puedes mezclar y combinar cualquier diseño.
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Carte Reduite Des Debouquements, De St. Domingue, Levee, Dressee et Publiee par Ordre du Roi is a masterwork of late-eighteenth-century French hydrography, issued in 1787 by the celebrated Dépôt de la Marine. Focused with rare precision on the Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas, the chart embraces the vital approaches to Hispaniola while also sweeping in eastern Cuba. Its northern reach ascends to Rum Cay, San Salvador Island, and the southern rim of Long Island, taking in Crooked Island, the Inagua Islands, the Plana Cays, and Mayaguana. In one coherent canvas, it assembles the stepping-stones and perilous banks that shaped every transatlantic landfall toward Saint-Domingue, the French Caribbean’s strategic and commercial keystone.
Conceived for the rigors of blue-water navigation, the chart distills the hard-won experience of pilots into a lucid guide to landfalls and passages. “Débouquements” signals its purpose: plotting the exits and entries by which ships escaped the open Atlantic and threaded the reefs to the Windward Passage and the Bahamas routes. Coastal silhouettes, meticulously annotated, pair with a dense language of soundings, shoals, and hazards that warn of coral heads and submerged bars. Mariners could consult these notes to plan tacks against the trades, time their approaches to lee shores, and pick among channels whose fame was matched only by their danger.
The Dépôt de la Marine’s design intelligence is everywhere apparent. A finely ruled graticule supports a Mercator conception ideal for bearing and distance, while a crisp compass rose and an array of rhumb lines orchestrate courses at a glance. The restrained palette heightens legibility: littorals and banks are distinguished from the expanses of sea, and the eye is led naturally from headland to anchorage. A decorative title cartouche, elegant yet purposeful, frames the authority of the state patronage under which the work was made, balancing aesthetic refinement with functional clarity that speaks to the finest traditions of Enlightenment cartography.
Historically, the chart captures the Caribbean at a decisive moment. In 1787, Saint-Domingue was the engine of French colonial wealth, and control of its approaches was a matter of naval strategy as much as commerce. The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos lay astride the lanes used by merchantmen, privateers, and convoys navigating between imperial spheres—French Saint-Domingue, Spanish Cuba, and British Bahamian stations. This sheet embodies the French navy’s quest to standardize and refine maritime knowledge, compressing decades of reconnaissance into a reliable reference on the eve of the political and economic upheavals that would soon reshape these waters.
Its geography reads like a pilot’s recital of decisive choices. The outer islands—San Salvador, Rum Cay, Crooked Island, Mayaguana, the Plana Cays, and the Inaguas—stand as sentinels marking the transition from the Atlantic swells into the reef-laced interior seas. Off Hispaniola, annotations pinpoint capes, bights, and river mouths that offered bearings in clear weather and clues in squalls. Depth figures step shoreward with telling compression, signaling sudden shelves, while hazard symbols stipple the banks where a misjudged tide could spell disaster. For the practiced eye, this map is more than a chart: it is a choreography of winds, currents, and decisions—an enduring testament to precision seamanship in the age of sail.
Countries and regions on this map
- Hispaniola (present-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Bahamas
- Cuba
- San Salvador Island
- Rum Cay
- Crooked Island
- Inagua Islands
- Plana Cays
- Mayaguana
Notable Features & Landmarks
- Major landmasses: Hispaniola, Turks & Caicos, Lower Bahamas, and Cuba.
- Nautical symbols indicating depth variations and potential hazards.
- Grid lines and compass rose for navigational purposes.
- Various annotations indicating specific locations and navigation points.
- Decorative cartouches or labels showing the title and other important map details.
Historical and design context
- Created in 1787.
- Produced by the Depot de la Marine (the French navy’s chart- and mapmaking office).
- Emphasizes nautical navigation, maritime routes, and coastal topography; reflects the late-18th-century focus on trade and exploration.
- Features a neat, organized grid overlay for navigation.
- Employs a simple, effective color palette highlighting coastal regions and landmasses.
- Represents contemporary maritime knowledge and underscores the growing importance of naval power and Caribbean trade routes during the colonial period.
Please double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.
This map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details.
This map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 100in (250cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please get in touch.
Please note: the labels on this map are hard to read if you order a map that is 16in (40cm) or smaller. The map is still very attractive, but if you would like to read the map easily, please buy a larger size.
The model in the listing images is holding the 24x36in (60x90cm) version of this map.
The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.
If you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the best old maps to see if something else catches your eye.
Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.
This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.
This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.
This map is also available as a float framed canvas, sometimes known as a shadow gap framed canvas or canvas floater. The map is printed on artist's cotton canvas and then stretched over a handmade box frame. We then "float" the canvas inside a wooden frame, which is available in a range of colours (black, dark brown, oak, antique gold and white). This is a wonderful way to present a map without glazing in front. See some examples of float framed canvas maps and explore the differences between my different finishes.
For something truly unique, this map is also available in "Unique 3D", our trademarked process that dramatically transforms the map so that it has a wonderful sense of depth. We combine the original map with detailed topography and elevation data, so that mountains and the terrain really "pop". For more info and examples of 3D maps, check my Unique 3D page.
Many of our maps and art prints are chosen as thoughtful gifts for homes, offices, studies and meaningful places.
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- We can deliver directly to the recipient
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- Almost every order is made locally, for faster, safer gifting
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Para la mayoría de los pedidos, el tiempo de entrega es de aproximadamente 3 días laborables. Los productos personalizados y a medida tardan más, ya que tengo que hacer la personalización y enviártelo para su aprobación, lo cual suele tardar 1 o 2 días.
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Todos mis mapas y impresiones artísticas están bien empaquetados y enviados en un tubo resistente si no están enmarcados, o rodeados de espuma si están enmarcados.
Intento enviar todos los pedidos dentro de 1 o 2 días después de recibir tu pedido, aunque algunos productos (como mascarillas, tazas y bolsas de tela) pueden tardar más en fabricarse.
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Mi marco estándar es un marco de madera de fresno negro estilo galería. Es simple y tiene un aspecto bastante moderno. Mi marco estándar tiene alrededor de 20 mm (0.8 in) de ancho.
Utilizo acrílico super claro (perspex/acrylite) para el vidrio del marco. Es más ligero y seguro que el vidrio, y se ve mejor, ya que la reflectividad es menor.
Seis colores de marco estándar están disponibles de forma gratuita (negro, marrón oscuro, gris oscuro, roble, blanco y oro antiguo).El enmarcado y montaje/matizado personalizado está disponible si buscas algo diferente.
La mayoría de los mapas, arte e ilustraciones también están disponibles como un lienzo enmarcado. Utilizamos lienzo de algodón mate (no brillante), lo estiramos sobre un marco de madera de caja de origen sostenible, y luego 'flotamos' la pieza dentro de un marco de madera. El resultado final es bastante hermoso, y no hay cristal que se interponga.
Todos los marcos se proporcionan "listos para colgar", con una cuerda o soportes en la parte posterior. Los marcos muy grandes tendrán placas de colgar de alta resistencia y/o un listón de montaje. Si tienes alguna pregunta, por favor ponte en contacto.
Mira algunos ejemplos de mis mapas enmarcados y mapas en lienzo enmarcados.
Alternativamente, también puedo proporcionar mapas antiguos y obras de arte en lienzo, tablero de espuma, papel de algodón y otros materiales.
Si deseas enmarcar tu mapa o obra de arte tú mismo, por favor lee mi guía de tamaños primero.
Mis mapas son reproducciones de mapas originales de altísima calidad.
Obtengo mapas originales y raros de bibliotecas, casas de subastas y colecciones privadas de todo el mundo, los restauro en mi taller de Londres y luego uso tintas e impresoras giclée especializadas para crear hermosos mapas que lucen incluso mejor que el original.
Mis mapas están impresos en papel de archivo mate (no brillante) sin ácido que se siente de muy alta calidad y casi como una tarjeta. En términos técnicos, el peso/grosor del papel es de 10 mil/200 g/m². Es perfecto para enmarcar.
Imprimo con tintas pigmentadas Epson ultrachrome giclée UV resistentes a la decoloración, algunas de las mejores tintas que puedes encontrar.
yo también puedo hacer mapas sobre lienzo, trapo de algodón y otros materiales exóticos.
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Si está buscando el regalo perfecto de aniversario o inauguración de la casa, puedo personalizar su mapa para hacerlo verdaderamente único. Por ejemplo, puedo agregar un mensaje corto, resaltar una ubicación importante o agregar el escudo de armas de su familia.
Las opciones son casi infinitas. Por favor mira mi página de personalización de mapas para ver algunos maravillosos ejemplos de lo que es posible.
Para pedir un mapa personalizado, seleccione "personalizar su mapa" antes de agregarlo a su carrito.
Ponerse en contacto si buscas personalizaciones y personalizaciones más complejas.
Envejecimiento del mapa
A lo largo de los años, los clientes me han preguntado cientos de veces si podían comprar un mapa que se viera uniforme. más viejo.
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Todas las fotografías de productos que ve en esta página muestran el mapa en su forma original. Así es como se ve el mapa hoy.
Si selecciona Envejecido, envejeceré su mapa a mano, usando un proceso especial y único desarrollado a través de años de estudiar mapas antiguos, hablar con investigadores para comprender la química del envejecimiento del papel y, por supuesto... ¡mucha práctica!
Si no estás seguro, quédate con el color original del mapa. Si quieres algo un poco más oscuro y más viejo buscando, opte por Envejecido.
Si no estás satisfecho con tu pedido por cualquier motivo, contáctame para un reembolso sin complicaciones. Por favor, consulta nuestra política de devoluciones y reembolsos para más información.
Estoy muy seguro de que te gustará tu mapa o impresión artística restaurada. He estado haciendo esto desde 1984. Soy un vendedor de 5 estrellas en Etsy. He vendido decenas de miles de mapas e impresiones artísticas y tengo más de 5,000 opiniones reales de 5 estrellas.
Utilizo un proceso único para restaurar mapas y obras de arte que consume mucho tiempo y mano de obra. Buscar los mapas e ilustraciones originales puede llevar meses. Utilizo tecnología de última generación y extremadamente cara para escanear y restaurarlos. Como resultado, garantizo que mis mapas e impresiones artísticas son superiores a los demás - por eso puedo ofrecer un reembolso sin complicaciones.
Casi todos mis mapas e impresiones artísticas se ven increíbles en tamaños grandes (200cm, 6.5ft+) y también puedo enmarcarlos y entregártelos a través de un servicio de mensajería especial para tamaños grandes. Contáctame para discutir tus necesidades específicas.
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Carte Reduite Des Debouquements, De St. Domingue, Levee, Dressee et Publiee par Ordre du Roi is a masterwork of late-eighteenth-century French hydrography, issued in 1787 by the celebrated Dépôt de la Marine. Focused with rare precision on the Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas, the chart embraces the vital approaches to Hispaniola while also sweeping in eastern Cuba. Its northern reach ascends to Rum Cay, San Salvador Island, and the southern rim of Long Island, taking in Crooked Island, the Inagua Islands, the Plana Cays, and Mayaguana. In one coherent canvas, it assembles the stepping-stones and perilous banks that shaped every transatlantic landfall toward Saint-Domingue, the French Caribbean’s strategic and commercial keystone.
Conceived for the rigors of blue-water navigation, the chart distills the hard-won experience of pilots into a lucid guide to landfalls and passages. “Débouquements” signals its purpose: plotting the exits and entries by which ships escaped the open Atlantic and threaded the reefs to the Windward Passage and the Bahamas routes. Coastal silhouettes, meticulously annotated, pair with a dense language of soundings, shoals, and hazards that warn of coral heads and submerged bars. Mariners could consult these notes to plan tacks against the trades, time their approaches to lee shores, and pick among channels whose fame was matched only by their danger.
The Dépôt de la Marine’s design intelligence is everywhere apparent. A finely ruled graticule supports a Mercator conception ideal for bearing and distance, while a crisp compass rose and an array of rhumb lines orchestrate courses at a glance. The restrained palette heightens legibility: littorals and banks are distinguished from the expanses of sea, and the eye is led naturally from headland to anchorage. A decorative title cartouche, elegant yet purposeful, frames the authority of the state patronage under which the work was made, balancing aesthetic refinement with functional clarity that speaks to the finest traditions of Enlightenment cartography.
Historically, the chart captures the Caribbean at a decisive moment. In 1787, Saint-Domingue was the engine of French colonial wealth, and control of its approaches was a matter of naval strategy as much as commerce. The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos lay astride the lanes used by merchantmen, privateers, and convoys navigating between imperial spheres—French Saint-Domingue, Spanish Cuba, and British Bahamian stations. This sheet embodies the French navy’s quest to standardize and refine maritime knowledge, compressing decades of reconnaissance into a reliable reference on the eve of the political and economic upheavals that would soon reshape these waters.
Its geography reads like a pilot’s recital of decisive choices. The outer islands—San Salvador, Rum Cay, Crooked Island, Mayaguana, the Plana Cays, and the Inaguas—stand as sentinels marking the transition from the Atlantic swells into the reef-laced interior seas. Off Hispaniola, annotations pinpoint capes, bights, and river mouths that offered bearings in clear weather and clues in squalls. Depth figures step shoreward with telling compression, signaling sudden shelves, while hazard symbols stipple the banks where a misjudged tide could spell disaster. For the practiced eye, this map is more than a chart: it is a choreography of winds, currents, and decisions—an enduring testament to precision seamanship in the age of sail.
Countries and regions on this map
- Hispaniola (present-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Bahamas
- Cuba
- San Salvador Island
- Rum Cay
- Crooked Island
- Inagua Islands
- Plana Cays
- Mayaguana
Notable Features & Landmarks
- Major landmasses: Hispaniola, Turks & Caicos, Lower Bahamas, and Cuba.
- Nautical symbols indicating depth variations and potential hazards.
- Grid lines and compass rose for navigational purposes.
- Various annotations indicating specific locations and navigation points.
- Decorative cartouches or labels showing the title and other important map details.
Historical and design context
- Created in 1787.
- Produced by the Depot de la Marine (the French navy’s chart- and mapmaking office).
- Emphasizes nautical navigation, maritime routes, and coastal topography; reflects the late-18th-century focus on trade and exploration.
- Features a neat, organized grid overlay for navigation.
- Employs a simple, effective color palette highlighting coastal regions and landmasses.
- Represents contemporary maritime knowledge and underscores the growing importance of naval power and Caribbean trade routes during the colonial period.
Please double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.
This map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details.
This map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 100in (250cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please get in touch.
Please note: the labels on this map are hard to read if you order a map that is 16in (40cm) or smaller. The map is still very attractive, but if you would like to read the map easily, please buy a larger size.
The model in the listing images is holding the 24x36in (60x90cm) version of this map.
The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.
If you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the best old maps to see if something else catches your eye.
Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.
This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.
This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.

