#TopoTuesdayToday’s map is a manuscript map of a volcano on Barren Island in the Andaman Sea,

#TopoTuesday

Today’s map is a manuscript map of a volcano on Barren Island in the Andaman Sea, to the west of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. The caption of the map reads: “A View of the Volcano on Barren Island bearing East about one Mile off, taken on board the hon'ble Companyo ships now Viper March 23 1799″   

[Image description: A pictorial scene of an island, seen from sea, with billowy, black clouds escaping a volcano in the middle of the island. A ship sails to the center right of the island.]

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