ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP NAUTICAL CHART Bermuda Islands Narrows St. Georges Harbor

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ANTIQUE ORIGINAL MAPTERRITORY NAUTICAL CHART
[Thismap is not a reproduction or from a scan, and it's printed on a thick papermatting surface. My Map collection, passed down by my grandfather, has beenstored flat and folded]
Bermuda Islands
The Narrows and St. Georges Harbor and Island, St Davids Head, Little Head, Great Bay, Mills Breaker Ledge, Smiths Island, Town Cut Channel, Paget Island, Fort Victoria
See Photos for condition.
St. George's Harbour
is a natural harbour in the north of
Bermuda
. It serves as the port for the town of
St. George's
, located on
St. George's Island
, to its north. To its south is
St. David's Island
. The harbour and both islands lie within
St. George's Parish
. It was for two centuries the primary harbour of the
British Overseas
Territory.
The harbour separates
St. George's Island
in the north and west from
St. David's Island
in the south and east. Several other islands lie to the south and east, closing the harbour from the open sea to the east, and separating it from Smith's Sound, to the South. It is open to the
Atlantic Ocean
at
Gunner Bay
in the northeast, where its mouth is guarded by numerous islands, notably
Smith's
and
Paget Islands
. The waters of Bermuda are also protected by
coral reef
, which can be perilous to sailors. Several other islands lie within the harbour, notably the historically important
Ordnance Island
. In the south, a long channel,
Ferry Reach
, links the harbour with another opening to the
Atlantic Ocean
and the picturesque
Castle Harbour
.
Fort Victoria
is a disused
British Army
fort, built to house coastal artillery atop Retreat Hill, within
St. George's Garrison
, at the North-East of
St. George's Island
, in the
British colony
of
Bermuda
.
The fort shares its hilltop location with Fort Albert, and the pair were named after Her Majesty
Queen Victoria
and her husband,
Prince Albert
. Both forts were built in 1842, on the suggestion of Colonel Edward Fanshawe,
Royal Engineers
, as part of the
Bermuda Garrison
built up by the British Army to defend the
Royal Naval Dockyard
and other strategic assets in Bermuda.
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The only channel through the reefline surrounding the archipelago that is suitable for large vessels passes the North-East ends of
St. David's
and St. George's Islands, which are at the East End of the archipelago of Bermuda. For this reason, the bulk of the nearly a hundred forts and gun batteries built in Bermuda between 1612 and 1939 are located on the eastern coasts of these two islands, and on Paget Island and the
Castle Islands Fortifications
, on smaller islands between St. George's and St. David's, and St. David's and the Main Island respectively.
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Bermuda
(
/
b
ər
ˈ
m
j
uː
d
ə
/
; historically known as
the Bermudas
or
Somers Isles
) is a
British Overseas Territory
in the
North Atlantic Ocean
. The Bermuda archipelago consists of 181 islands with a total land area of 54 square kilometres (21 sq mi). The closest land outside the territory is in the US state of
North Carolina
, approximately 1,035 km (643 mi) to the west-northwest.
Bermuda has a sub-tropical climate, with mild winters and warm summers. Prone to hurricanes,
[5]
its climate also exhibits
oceanic
features similar to other coastal areas in the
Northern Hemisphere
, with warm, moist air from the ocean ensuring relatively high humidity and stabilising temperature.
Bermuda is named after Spanish explorer
Juan de Bermúdez
, who discovered the archipelago in 1505. The islands have been permanently inhabited since 1612, and, forming part of
British America,
became a
crown colony
in 1684. The first
African slaves
arrived in 1616, but as the slave trade ceased by the end of the 17th century, the colony developed into a base for merchants,
privateers
, and the
Royal Navy
. More recently, tourism has been
a significant contributor
to Bermuda's economy. After World War II the territory became a prominent
offshore financial centre
and
tax haven
.
As of July 2018, Bermuda had a population of around 70,000 people, making it the most populous of the British overseas territories.
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Black Bermudians
, primarily descended from African slaves, make up around 50% of the population, while
White Bermudians
, primarily of British, Irish and Portuguese descent, account for 30%.