Includes decorative cartouche showi, Sheet measures 20.3 x 29.3 cm. Ms. no. in upper right corner: 61. Ms. no. in lower left corner: 18:29. Cross Collection no. 236., and Shows southern North America, Central America, northern South America and the West Indies.
Publisher:
s.n.,
Subject (Geographic):
Caribbean Area--Maps--Early works to 1800, Mexico, Gulf of--Maps--Early works to 1800, and West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Topic):
Coasts--North America--Maps--Early works to 1800 and Coasts--South America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Publication information derived from Montanus's De nieuwe en onbekende of beschryving van America (1671), from which map may have been removed. and Verso: stamped "TW Streeter Yale Univ Lib. Map Coll. Sep 18 1961".
Publisher:
J. Meurs?,
Subject (Geographic):
Central America--Maps--Early works to 1800, Mexico, Gulf of--Maps--Early works to 1800, Mexico--Maps--Early works to 1800, and New Spain--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683. Nieuwe en onbekende of beschryving van America
Atlas des Indes Occidentales. and The North American pilot.
Description:
From: The North American pilot. London, 1778-1779. Vol. 2, no. 13., Imperfect: chipped and torn, with no loss of text. Joined with Jeffrey's Island of Cuba with part of the Bahama banks & the Martyrs., Prime meridians: Ferro and London, Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown pictorially and by soundings., and Shows soundings, shoals and sailing channels.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, no. 53 Fleet Street, as the act directs,
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico, Gulf of--Maps--Early works to 1800, Yucatán Channel--Maps--Early works to 1800, and Yucatán Peninsula--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher
Subject (Topic):
Nautical charts--Mexico, Gulf of--Early works to 1800 and Nautical charts--Yucatán Channel--Early works to 1800
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., and Spanish manuscript portolan chart on vellum. Unsigned and undated.
