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Map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean from 1675

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Map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean from 1675
Map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean from 1675 “Indiarum Occidentalium Tractus Littorales cum Insulis Caribicis / Pascaert van Westindien ende Caribise Eylanden”, Wit, Frederick de This is the scarce first edition of one of the most beautifully engraved maps of the West Indies. It extends to show the coastline of North America nearly to New England, all of Central America, and the northern coastline of South America. There is a wealth of navigational information including passages, anchorages, sandbanks, and shoals. Numerous place names line the coasts, including Charleston, St. Augustine, Cape Canaveral, Roanoke Island, Santo Domingo, and Havana. The curvature of the Gulf Coast is close to accurate, but the chart predates the Iberville and La Salle’s explorations of the Mississippi Delta and Mobile Bay. The chart is a masterpiece of decorative engraving with illustrations of sailing vessels, a compass rose, and two elaborate title cartouches (Latin and Dutch), one showing cannibalism and the other depicting European pirates observing natives. References: Burden #468.

Map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean from 1675

“Indiarum Occidentalium Tractus Littorales cum Insulis Caribicis / Pascaert van Westindien ende Caribise Eylanden”, Wit, Frederick de

This is the scarce first edition of one of the most beautifully engraved maps of the West Indies.

It extends to show the coastline of North America nearly to New England, all of Central America, and the northern coastline of South America.

There is a wealth of navigational information including passages, anchorages, sandbanks, and shoals.

Numerous place names line the coasts, including Charleston, St. Augustine, Cape Canaveral, Roanoke Island, Santo Domingo, and Havana.

The curvature of the Gulf Coast is close to accurate, but the chart predates the Iberville and La Salle’s explorations of the Mississippi Delta and Mobile Bay.

The chart is a masterpiece of decorative engraving with illustrations of sailing vessels, a compass rose, and two elaborate title cartouches (Latin and Dutch), one showing cannibalism and the other depicting European pirates observing natives.

References: Burden #468.

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