Map of Insula Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, St John & St Margaret from Mercator’s Atlas

1633

Bank of England Museum
London, United Kingdom

Map of Insula Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, St John (modern day Puerto Rico) & St Margaret. Printed in Amsterdam and taken from a reprint of Gerardus Mercator's Atlas, an early example of the atlas genre. The map is hand-painted and the print is embellished with ships and sea monsters.

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Title: Map of Insula Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, St John & St Margaret from Mercator’s Atlas
Date Created: 1633
Location: Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
Physical Dimensions: 55.1 x 42.6 cm
Type: map
Medium: paper, ink

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