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Chart of the Gulf of Mexico and Cuba
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Chart of the Gulf of Mexico and Cuba

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From Map Card:

Probably drawn by Spanish Royal School of Navigation, Cadiz, Spain, ca. 1740

Scale: Two inches equals one degree, 1:2,500,000

Portolan chart drawn on vellum with black ink; compass rose in red, blue, & green

Provenance: Lord Bute Collection, Purchase no.(2)

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Title(s): 
Chart of the Gulf of Mexico and Cuba
Creator(s): 
Spanish Royal School of Navigation (Author)
Date: 
circa 1740
Materials/Techniques: 
vellum
Dimensions: 
Overall: Length: 24 1/2 Inches, Width: 37 Inches, Inside neatline: Length: 24 1/2 Inches, Width: 37 Inches
Classification: 
Maps and Atlases
Object Type: 
Map
Accession No: 
3976.593
Previous Number(s): 
Map 30; 79760; Map 30
Department: 
Archive
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