Five maps showing Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and St. Margareta, with inset map of Havana harbour

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Five maps showing Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and St. Margareta, with inset map of Havana harbour

Mercator, Gerardus / Hondius jr., Jodocus

Five maps showing Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and St. Margareta, with inset map of Havana harbour.

Insula Iamaica / Cuba Insula / Hispaniola Insula / Ins. S. Ioannis / Is. Margareta cum Confiniis.

The chart has been pasted onto white paper.

The map features various fantasy figures.

Bottom left, in pencil: 92.

Please contact Rijksmuseum Amsterdam for reuse and copyrights.

Is part of:

Punta de Araya San Juan Havana

Creator

Mercator, Gerardus (publisher)

Hondius jr., Jodocus (publisher)

Period

1600 - 1650

Material

paper

Technique

engraving

Kind

print

Dimension

35,5 x 49,5 cm35,5 x 49,5 cm

Number

NG-501-92

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

Map/Chart/Plan, bird's-eye view / elevation, elevation / bird's-eye view, anchorage / pier / harbour, fortification, building, fauna, ship / vessel, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation

Inscription

Insula Iamaica / Cuba Insula / Hispaniola Insula / Ins. S. Ioannis / Is. Margareta cum Confiniis