Civitas S Dominici sita in Hispaniola Indiea Angliae magnitudinae ferre aequalis, ipsa urbs elagantur ab Hispanis extracta, et omnibus circumvicinis insulis iura dat

Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Scale: [ca. 1:5 000]. Cartographic Note: No scales. Additional Places: Santo Domingo. Contents Note: The map shows features and incidents of Drake's attack on the town and these were identified in a key, printed separately. The sea area is decorated with local wildlife including a crocodile, a flying fish and a turtle.
One of four charts drawn to accompany Walter Bigges' Expeditio Francisci Draki, published in 1588.

Object Details

ID: PBC4053(2)
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Boazio, Giovanni Battista
Places: Santo Domingo
Date made: 1588
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 39.5 x 53.5cm on sheet 42 x 57cm.