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Caribbean – Central America – Virgin Islands – Bahamas

The Caribbean at 1:4,000,000 on a colourful map from Michal Kasprowski, showing both the whole region and 36 enlargements of individual islands. Its unusual feature is the presentation of numerous lighthouses, including many on small islands off the coast of Central America.The map covers the whole region with the surrounding mainland: in USA from Savannah to New Orleans; Central America from eastern Yucatan and Guatemala; and the coast of Colombia and Venezuela. All countries are shown in bright but pleasant colours. Islands which are also presented on enlargements are annotated with the number of the relevant panel. Depth contours and soundings, in metres, are drawn across the sea and many basin, trenches, ridges, etc. are named. Latitude and longitude lines are at intervals of 5ยฐ.In the centre of the Gulf of Mexico and across the Atlantic and the mainland of Venezuela 36 panels provide enlargements of various islands to show each one in greater detail. An unusual feature of this map is the inclusion of numerous lighthouses, shown on the main map along the coast of the continental countries, Cuba and Hispaniola, plus on the smaller island are included on the enlargement panels.