Carta esferica que comprende una parta de las Islas Antillas, las de Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo y Jamayca y Cuba : con los bancos y canales adyacentes

Carta esferica que comprende una parta de las Islas Antillas, las de Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo y Jamayca y Cuba

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Title:
Carta esferica que comprende una parta de las Islas Antillas, las de Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo y Jamayca y Cuba : con los bancos y canales adyacentes
Description:
Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico, the focus of Spanish colonial interest in the West Indies, are depicted on this 1799 nautical chart of the Greater Antilles, published by the Spanish Hydrographic Office. It is based on information provided by Spanish admiral Juan de Langara, who participated in several battles for possession of the islands. At the top, there are seven headland views, provided to assist sailors in easily recognizing island and harbor coast lines. The legend also notes how latitude and longitude were computed for various sites. During this period, computation of longitude had not been perfected, and the east-west position of a ship was calculated using a variety of methods including astronomical observations (comparison of the time on ship of a predictable astronomical event with the time it would have been visible at a prime meridian) and maritime clocks (the use of two clocks, one set to local time each day at noon, and one set to the time at a prime meridian). In this case the prime meridian, the point from which longitude was measured, was Cadiz.
Creator:
Bauzá, Felipe, ca. 1750-1833
Name on Item:
Felipe Bauzá, lo delino ; Fernando Selma, lo grabó.
Date:
1799
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Nautical charts--West Indies--Early works to 1800
West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
West Indies
Extent:
1 map ; 86 x 60 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/x633f874r
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[Madrid] : Depósito Hidrografico de Marina
Scale:
Scale not given.
Language:
Spanish
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures.
Includes 6 elevations in upper section.
Depths shown by soundings.
Exhibited in “Faces and Places,” at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, October 2003 - September 2004. MB (BRL)
Identifier:
05_04_000129
Call #:
G4900 1799 .B3
Barcode:
39999052509948