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| Posted On: | 01-Feb-2001 |
| From: | "Steve " [steve.....com] |
| Subject: | RE: [Roatan] map references |
David, This is great! I've seen some of these in the online used and rare book sites and plan to slowly collect them. Best, Steve > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 7:39 PM > Subject: Re: [Roatan] submission > > > Steve, in the bibliography The Bay Island Sourcebook, begining on > page 51 under > a section entitled MAPS AND SAILING DIRECTIONS are 16 entries, > some of very old > maps, and some a bit more modern. Here are ones that may be > useful....a few of > these are on sale in the Bay Islands: > 1968 The Bay Islands, Roatan, The Bay Islands Company > "A topographical map listing major peaks, etd; present highway > and roads not > listed. > > 1978 Haight, Jo and Julius M. Wilenskay > Sketch Charts of the Bay Islands, Honduras. Stamford, Ct: Wescott Cove > Publishing Company. [ I know of a 1991, Fifth Printing of these > charts} In 1995 > I wrote the following: > "These charts are based on soundings and bearings taken at > harbours and islands > by experienced navigators, supplemented by local knowledge. One > side of the > chart illustrates the Bay Islands and a portion of the north > coast of Honduras, > as well as the enlarged western half of Roatan from Carib Point > Bight to the > west end of the island. The other side of the chart depicts the > eastern portion > of Roatan from Jonesville to Santa Helena, Morat and Barbareta. > There are blown > up charts on the same side depicting Cayos Cochinos, and the > islands of Utila > and Guanaja." > > These make excellent wall charts when framed, but of course you > must have two > copies to have a complete set on your wall. > > Hydrographic Center > 1952 Fifth Edition. Sailing Directions for the East Coasts of > Central America > and Mexico. Defense Mapping Agency. > > "Descriptions and nautical data of the islands detailing of the > dangers, depths, > directions, and anchorages". > > U.S.Navy Hydrographic Office > 1959 "Honduras, Bonacca Island" Chart No. 1643 > Washington, D.C. > 1962 "Honduras, Coxen Hole, Port Royal Harbour" Chart No. 0999 > Washington, D.C. > 1967 "Honduras, Isla de Utila, " Chart No.1641 > Washington, D.C. > > Wilensky, Julius M. > 1979 Cruising Guide to the Bay Islands. Stamford, Connecticut: > Wescott Cove > Publishing Company, 144 pages > > "This guide, including maps and charts, is a complete reference > book to the > harbors, economy, history, government, travel tipos, locations of > supplies and > services, etc. of the Bay Islands." > > [ I especially enjoyed this book, refreshed my memory, and taught > me a good bit > to boot] > All the rest of the entries are of quite old charts, many in the > early 18th > Century. The earliest map that I have in my collection dates to > 1740 and depicts > the cahune (corosito) palm and guinea grass plantations that had > been recently > set out by the British about the same time they reintroduced a > herd of hogs to > Roatan to introduce "new blood" to the wild herds introduced by > the buccaneers > in the middle and late 17th Century, in the days John Coxon (later spelled > Coxen) was based at what is now Coxen Hole on Roatan from 1687 > until he vanished > into the Pacific in 1697, after carrying out during that decade some truly > spectacular raids on Spanish shipping and Colonial seaports on both the > Caribbean and the Pacific side of Central America. > > All the best....dke > ==================== > Please visit us at our > Overseas Research Center > Roatan Island Website > http://www.wfu.edu/~dkevans > > > http://www.roatanet.com | |
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