Anson Archipelago
The Anson Archipelago was a designation for a widely scattered group of purported islands in the Western
Rica de Plata (the latter two sometimes referred to as Roca de Oro and Roca de Plata).[1][2] The archipelago was named after George Anson, who seized Spanish navigational charts of these waters during his voyage around the world
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Maps showing the Anson Archipelago
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An 1855 German map showing the Anson Archipelago -
An 1883 Belgian map showing the Anson Archipelago (in English) -
An 1891 German map showing the Anson Archipelago -
A c. 1914–18 Australian map showing the Anson Archipelago
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30°45′N 154°25′E / 30.750°N 154.417°E
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