Culiacanae, Americae regionis, descriptio : Hispaniolae, Cubae, Aliarumoque insularum circumiacientium, delineato.

Culiacanae, Americae regionis, descriptio :

Hispaniolae, Cubae, Aliarumoque insularum circumiacientium, delineato.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
Contributors: Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
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Summary:Tropic of Cancer erroneously called Tropic of Capricorn.


Map of region of Sinaloa in Mexico, showing the principal towns and cities including Culiacan. Map of part of Florida and the West Indies including the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.
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In collection: Theatrum orbis terrarum.
Format: Manuscript
Published / Created: [Anverpiae, 1592].
Subjects:
West Indies > Maps > Early works to 1800
Bahamas > Maps > Early works to 1800
Cuba > Maps > Early works to 1800
Haiti > Maps > Early works to 1800
Puerto Rico > Maps > Early works to 1800
Mexico > Maps > Early works to 1800
New Spain > Maps > Early works to 1800
Jamaica > Maps > Early works to 1800
Notes:From the author's atlas 'Theatrum orbis terrarum', 1592 ed.

Text on recto with titles 'Culicana Provincia' and 'Cuba et Spagnolia'. Page number '8' printed lower right on recto.

Ortelius drew this map himself, based on a variety of sources such as Gerhard Mercator's 1569 world map, Diego Gutiérrez's 1562 America map, and Alonso de Santa Cruz's 1560 map.

Physical description: 2 hand col. maps on 1 sheet, 45 x 58 cm, folded to 45 x 29 cm.

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Culiacanae, Americae regionis, descriptio : Hispaniolae, Cubae, Aliarumoque insularum circumiacientium, delineato.

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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Theatrum orbis terrarum.
Description:Tropic of Cancer erroneously called Tropic of Capricorn.
Map of region of Sinaloa in Mexico, showing the principal towns and cities including Culiacan. Map of part of Florida and the West Indies including the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.
Main Creator: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
Created: [Anverpiae, 1592].
Extent:2 hand col. maps on 1 sheet, 45 x 58 cm, folded to 45 x 29 cm.
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 48,518/8 (Manuscripts Reading Room)