Americae sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio
America Septentrionalis
Chart of the Caribbean area between Florida and Columbia
Gilcrease Museum
Scope and Content Notes
From Map Card:
Caribbean Area
Spanish Cartogtapher, 18th Century
Scale: 1:3,500,000
Probably drawn by the Spanish Royal School of Navigation in Cadiz, Spain, ca.1740.
Portolan, chart drwan on vellum with black ink; has grid markings on north, west, & south. Margins hand colored red, green, black in 12 parts, Spanish plave names.
Provenance: Lord Bute Collection. Purchase No.(3)
Archival Location
- Collection: Gilcrease Museum Map Collection
