[Manuscript map of the West Indies].

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Description

Title: [Manuscript map of the West Indies].
Published / Created: [ca. 1760]
Description: Color: pen and ink with green and blue shading.
In the corner there is a table of the Florida and Cuban cays with their locations on the map. On the Island of Jamaica is marked Pta. Portland, presumably named after the Earl of Portland, councillor for trade and navigation, who died in 1663, or his son, who was killed fighting the Dutch in the battle off the Texel in 1665.
On Jamaica the name "Kiniston" (Kingston) has been added early on, presumably about 1695, soon after its foundation, and in Hayti the name St. Luiz at a later period.
Spanish manuscript portolan chart on vellum. Unsigned and undated.
Extent: 1 map : ms. ; 64 x 108 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale not given.
Coordinates: a
Language: Spanish; Castilian

Access: Public
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