[Map showing route of the merchant ship Rattler along the northern coast of Chile west to San Félix and San Ambrosio Islands]. 1794.

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[Map showing route of the merchant ship Rattler along the northern coast of Chile west to San Félix and San Ambrosio Islands]. 1794.

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Shows ship's route off the coast of Chile between the Valparaíso and Copiapó regions; identifies the Desventurados and Juan Fernández islands. Forms part of British naval officer James Colnett's 1794 manuscript Voyage for whaling and discovery round C. Horn into the Pacific Oceans (Ayer MS 3047).

1 ms. map ; 270 x 188 mm.

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