Cabo Verde, Cartagena, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Florida, Great Britain, Saint Augustine, Santo Domingo, Santo Dominigo, São Tiago Island in 1589

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Old early map / manuscript map / pictorial map of Cabo Verde, Cartagena, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Florida, Great Britain, Saint Augustine, Santo Domingo, Santo Dominigo, São Tiago Island, United States, West Indies, Western Hemisphere.

Created by Walter Bigges, Baptista Boazio, Croftes, Hans and Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection (Library of Congress), Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) in 1589.

• The first engraving is a map of Drake's voyage [showing Europe, western Africa, northern South America, and eastern North America]; the four other engravings consist of bird's-eye battle plan views of the cities of Santiago, Santo Domingo, Cartagena, and St. Augustine, Florida.
• 4 bird's-eye views and 1 map.
• Relief shown pictorially on bird's-eye views.
• Voyage map in English; city maps in Latin.
• Title supplied by cataloger.
• Map and views created to illustrate Bigges' and Croftes' Summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drake's West Indian voyage, 1589.
• Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation.
• Orientation varies.
• Kraus, H.P. Sir Francis Drake, p. 121-7
• Includes hand col. ill.
• Select features alphabetically indexed on bird's-eye views, views not accompanied by index key.
• "The verso of each sheet is numbered in ink in an identical early hand "1 [through] 5" in the following sequence: 1. 'Voyadge', 2. S. Domingo, 3. Cartagena, 4. S. Augustine, 5. Santiago."--Auction catalog.
• All sheets vertically fold-lined at center.
• Kislak accession no. 1991.322.01.0003
• Kislak accession no. 1991.322.02.0003
• Kislak accession no. 1991.322.03.0003
• Kislak accession no. 1991.322.04.0003
• Kislak accession no. 1991.322.05.0003
• Former call number: G3934.S2 1589 .B6
• G3934.S2 1589 .B6 Copy 1 previously shelved under: G3934.S2 1589 .W4 Copy 1. he01 2009-05-04.

Map Tags

1589

Aerial Views

Baptista Boazio

Cabo Verde

Cartagena

Cartagena (Colombia)

Colombia

Croftes

Discovery And Exploration

Dominican Republic

Drake Francis

Early Maps

Early Works To 1800

Florida

Great Britain

Hans And Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection (Library Of Congress)

History Naval

Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library Of Congress)

Manuscript Maps

Map

Maps

Pictorial Maps

Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine (Fla.)

Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Santo Dominigo

São Tiago Island

São Tiago Island (Cabo Verde)

Travel

Tudors

United States

Walter Bigges

West Indies

West Indies Expedition

Western Hemisphere