1867 British Admiralty Chart -- BASSEIN RIVER & RANGOON RIVER, Burma -- Myanmar

Description: Measuring about 39" x 26", but with significant paper loss along the top, this antique British Admiralty chart of Burma (Myanmar) is divided into two parts, each with its own title block, but most of the title block on the right is missing, so I'll start with what I know and try to fill in the rest. The left side of the map - which covers more than half of the area - has a title block that is dated 1854 and headed "Pegu - Irawady River - Bassein River." And the scale is 1:96,800. The Bassein River (now known as Pathein) is shown in two parts, flowing downstream from Paduk at the upper center to the lower center, then continuing from top to bottom down the left side to Diamond Island in the estuary where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. The only significant settlement of any size is Port Dalhousie - just upstream from Hingie Island - which was presumably a military base set up temporarily to promote British colonial interests in the region in the middle of the 19th century. The right side - dated 1854 - has much of its title block missing, but I believe it might originally have been "Rangoon River", showing a different branch of the Irawaddy River Delta that flows downstream from Rangoon (at the top) down to the Bay of Bengal at Elephant Point (at the bottom). It is published by the British Admiralty, and despite the dates of 1953 and 1854 on the individual maps, it has a publication date of 1860, with further corrections in 1862 and 1867. It is in extremely used and worn condition, with creasing and light soiling all over, a huge amount of paper loss along the top, and a long horizontal tear across the middle. Part of the "Rangoon River" title block is separated but still present, but it's the kind of thing that might get lost in storage, so we can't promise we'll still have it when it's time to ship. Please look closely at the pictures, and feel free to ask any questions. It will be shipped rolled in a tube. International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. Customs fees are normally charged by the shipping company or collected when you pick the item up. These fees are not additional shipping charges. We won't under-value merchandise or mark the item as a gift on customs forms. Doing that is against U.S. and international laws. COMBINED SHIPPING: See our seller list for other interesting and unusual items, in fact bid on several and you might save on shipping and handling. If you buy multiple items, and if it's feasible and cost-effective for us to ship the items together, we will gladly consider requests to combine shipping at a reduced cost. Just e-mail us, and we can provide combined shipping cost estimates on a case-by-case basis. Depending on weight and other considerations, we typically offer full shipping rate for the first item, then 50 cents or $1.00 per item. And if you are purchasing multiple items, please make the payment as a single payment, rather than trying to pay for each item separately. Oh, and this may sound obvious, but we can't reduce the shipping charges for items on which we offer free shipping. PAYPAL: Please note that, due to Paypal's ridiculously over-protective "Confirmed Address" policy, we no longer honor requests for shipment to third party addresses, and we reserve the right to refuse to ship to unconfirmed addresses, especially overseas. If you have any questions about this, please contact us prior to bidding so we can review your options. If you have any complaints about this, please contact Paypal. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COSTS: If the eBay auto-calculator is not responding, or if you think our shipping costs are too high, please contact us prior to bidding to determine your shipping options and costs. Repeat, prior to bidding, please. FEEDBACK: Because of abuses we've experienced in the past, we have totally given up on the eBay feedback system, so we neither give nor expect feedback. Please, therefore, do not contact us after the auction asking us to leave feedback. If you ever have a problem with an item you purchase from us, please contact us directly about it before giving negative feedback or seller ratings, and especially before invoking eBay's dreaded Grand Tribunal in processes like "Return Requests" or "Opening an Item Not as Described Case." No one is perfect, and we occasionally mis-describe something, or an item arrives late or gets damaged in the mail, but we are always quick to respond to a problem and set it straight in the most mutually agreeable way.

Price: 45.67 USD

Location: Gorham, Maine

End Time: 2024-09-29T19:40:47.000Z

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