brass plaque

Brass plaque; screw holes in all four corners; engraved "Presented by the / CRUISING CLUB of AMERICA/ for/ PARTICIPATING IN THE BERMUDA RACE/ 1948"; engraved in center is map of Bermuda; engraved on left is inset map of eastern U.S. with coordinates from Newport, RI to Bermuda; engraved lower right is compass rose with crossed burgees from the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and the Cruising Club of America; engraved on both lower corners is seahorse; from Roderick Stephens collection.