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94081, Pas Kaart van de Golff van Mexico door Voogt Geometra, General Map Collection

Pas Kaart van de Golff van Mexico

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  • Map/Doc

    94081

  • Collection

    General Map Collection

  • Object Dates

    1695 (Creation Date)

  • People and Organizations

    Claes Janszoon Vooght (Cartographer)

    Johannes van Keulen (Author)

  • Subjects

    Gulf of Mexico Nautical Charts

  • Height x Width

    21.4 x 25.4 inches

    54.4 x 64.5 cm

  • Medium

    paper, etching/engraving/lithograph

  • Comments

    Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings
    Shows entire coastline from the Yucatán peninsula in the southwest to western Florida [modern-day Louisiana and Mississippi] with islands, inlets, ports, names of rivers, and notable physical features for the Gulf of Mexico; layout of port and fortress of San Juan d'Ulua at Veracruz
    In lower left corner of inset: 14
    North oriented toward right
    Cartouche features two winged cherubs, one with falcon and anchor, the other with snake and mirror. Includes two compass roses, ship illustration, and rhumb lines
    Inset: "De Haaven van Iuan d'Ulhua in t Groot."
    Language note: Titles are in Dutch, place names are in Spanish

  • URLs

    https://medium.com/save-texas-history/mapping-texas-from-frontier-to-the-lone-star-state-sea-chart-of-the-gulf-of-mexico-1695-2875978cdd62#.rillmxs55