Lot 292
Three Cuban Maps Showing the Siege of Havana by the British in 1762--Part of the Seven Years' War. Three hand-colored, copperplate maps: (1) A View of the Moor's Castle near the Havana Whilst Besieged by Us, London; London Magazine, [1763]., 5 1/8 x 8 1/8". Three British ships from the Royal Battery are pictured: the Marlborough, the Dragon, and the Cambridge. Matted to 7¼ x 9¾". (2) A Plan of the Late Siege of the Havana, and Moor's Castle, & their Environs," London: London Magazine, 5¼ x 8", matted to 7¼ x 9¾". (3) A Plan of the Straights of Bahama, through which the Expedition Fleet was Conducted in the Year 1762, against the Havana, London, London Magazine, 5 x 8", matted to 7¼ x 9¾". All fine. Havana was returned to Spain under the 1763 Treaty of Paris that ended the war. Estimate Value $250 - 300
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