America Osidental
Two sheets joined. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum, with neck. Cartographic Note: Mercator projection, meridian of Tenerife. Rhumb lines. Retains the intersecting arcs drawn in the construction of the rhumb network. Additional Places: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean. Contents Note: An island named Bermudilla is shown to the east of Bermuda. It does not exist, Dedication to Cap'n de fratta Don Pedro de Laserda, Knight of the Order of St John.
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Object Details
ID: | G245:1/13 |
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Collection: | Charts and maps |
Type: | Chart |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Cuvillan, Silbestre |
Places: | Gulf of Mexico; Caribbean Sea |
Date made: | 1721 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 82 x 121.5cm |