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Chart of the Caribbean area between Florida and Columbia

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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)

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Title(s): 
Chart of the Caribbean area between Florida and Columbia
Creator(s): 
Spanish Royal School of Navigation (Author)
Date: 
circa 1740
Materials/Techniques: 
vellum
Dimensions: 
Overall: Length: 28 Inches, Width: 36 Inches, Inside neatline: Length: 27 1/4 Inches, Width: 34 1/2 Inches
Classification: 
Maps and Atlases
Object Type: 
Map
Accession No: 
3976.592
Previous Number(s): 
Map 31; 79759; Map 31
Department: 
Archive
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