Map showing Caribbean area including West Indies and Gulf of Mexico

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Map showing Caribbean area including West Indies and Gulf of Mexico
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Item Information

Title:
Map showing Caribbean area including West Indies and Gulf of Mexico
Date:
[ca. 1770]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Caribbean Area--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
West Indies--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Mexico, Gulf of--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Coasts--Caribbean Area--Maps--Early works to 1800
Coasts--West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Coasts--Mexico, Gulf of--Maps--Early works to 1800
Gulf Coast (Mexico)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Gulf Coast (U.S.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
West Indies
Mexico, Gulf of
Caribbean Sea
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color on sheet 58 x 86 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:6,000,000
Language:
Spanish
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/75695814
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink, green watercolor, and pencil, on vellum.
A narrow elongation, 19 x 3 cm., extending from the simulated neck on the left side, was apparently designed to fasten the chart when rolled.
Includes index to islands to the Florida Keys.
Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right corner: No. 4.
Order number annotated in pencil in middle left: 367893/27.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1696
LC Nautical charts on vellum ; 33
Identifier:
lh000044x