Admiralty Chart No 2718b Mediterranean Sea (Italy, Corsica, Greece, Tunisia) - Geographicus - MediterraneanSea-admiralty-1868, Published 1860

A rare and extremely attractive nautical map of the central Mediterranean Sea issued in 1868 by the British Admiralty. Covers from Corsica, Sardinia and Tunisia eastward past Italy and Sicily to detail Greece and the Adriatic Coast. Extends southward as far as the Gulf of Sidra. Features both nautical and inland detail noting both topographical features and thousands of depth soundings (in fathoms). Important ports, Island and navigational points are carefully noted. Admiralty Chart No 2718b. Engraved by J & C Walker for the British Admiralty under the supervision of Captain Washington R.N. Originally sold for half a crown by J. D. Potter, of 31 Poultry & 11 King Street Tower Hill, London, Agent for the Admiralty.