Virgin Islands &, 1823, Fielding Lucas, Jr.

This finely engraved and hand colored 1823 map Virgin Islands &, is from Fielding Lucas Jr.'s 1823 American A General Atlas Containing Distinct Maps of All the Known Countries in the World, Constructed from the Latest Authority. Various engravers produced the individual maps.  Fielding Lucas Jr. was an early and highly successful American map and chart publisher.  Fielding Lucas Jr. also engaged in other civic, printing and philanthropic endeavors.

Please see  the David Rumsey Map Collection for a thorough bibliographical description of Fielding Lucas Jr.'s A General Atlas,1823 edition along with comments about the high engraving quality of the maps.