Spanish Royal School of Navigation

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Chart of the Caribbean Sea, circa 1740

Item — Drawer: MC-1, Folder: Map 31

Identifier: 3976.592

Description From catalog info:Caribbean AreaSpanish Cartogtapher, 18th CenturyScale: 1:3,500,000Probably drawn by the Spanish Royal School of Navigation in Cadiz, Spain, ca.1740.Portolan, chart drawn on vellum with black ink; has grid markings on north, west, & south. Margins hand colored red, green, black in 12 parts, Spanish plave names.The delineation of the shoreline for Central and South America coasts seems fairly reasonable for its time. The Caribbean Islands are...

Dates: circa 1740

Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.Maps, Gilcrease Museum Map Collection

Chart of the Gulf of Mexico and Cuba, circa 1740

Item — Drawer: MC-1, Folder: Map 30

Identifier: 3976.593

Description From catalog info:Probably drawn by Spanish Royal School of Navigation, Cadiz, Spain, ca. 1740Scale: Two inches equals one degree, 1:2,500,000Portolan chart drawn on vellum with black ink; compass rose in red, blue, & greenFairly accurate chart for shoreline delineation for its time. The Island of Cuba seems to be poorly defined and 3/4 of island to east of Havanna is not shown. The general shoreline around the Gulf of Mexico is in good alignment from the Yucatan...