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Map of the Island of Cuba and Surrounding Territories. (Mapa De La Isla De Cuba Y Tierras Circunvecinas Según La División De Los Naturales Con Las Derrotas Que Siguió El Almirante Cristóbal Colón Para Servir De Ilustración a Su Historia) 1841
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Map Description
Old map of Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica.
73) was an illustrious Cuban geographer, archaeologist, historian, and educator who devoted a great part of his intellectual life to the study of local Cuban history. This cartographic work of 1841 by José María de la Torre is important from a historical as well as a geographical point of view. It describes in detail the itineraries of the voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas. The map shows the routes of each of Columbus's three voyages, giving the dates on which he reached various places. It provides original place-names as well as the names that Columbus gave to the different islands. Also shown is the distribution of the pre-Columbian cultures at the time of Columbus's first voyage, as understood by José María de la Torre. The originality of this map lies in its evocation of the aboriginal past, which, at the time it was made, helped to reaffirm the culture of the native peoples of the Americas. The island of Jamaica and the western part of Hispaniola (Haiti) also are shown. The illustration in the upper-left hand corner features the shield of Cuba, granted to the island by the king of Spain in 1516.
Created by José María De La Torre in 1841.
73) was an illustrious Cuban geographer, archaeologist, historian, and educator who devoted a great part of his intellectual life to the study of local Cuban history. This cartographic work of 1841 by José María de la Torre is important from a historical as well as a geographical point of view. It describes in detail the itineraries of the voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas. The map shows the routes of each of Columbus's three voyages, giving the dates on which he reached various places. It provides original place-names as well as the names that Columbus gave to the different islands. Also shown is the distribution of the pre-Columbian cultures at the time of Columbus's first voyage, as understood by José María de la Torre. The originality of this map lies in its evocation of the aboriginal past, which, at the time it was made, helped to reaffirm the culture of the native peoples of the Americas. The island of Jamaica and the western part of Hispaniola (Haiti) also are shown. The illustration in the upper-left hand corner features the shield of Cuba, granted to the island by the king of Spain in 1516.
Created by José María De La Torre in 1841.
- Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- "Scale 1:3,000,000"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
- Original resource extent: 1 map : color on paper ; 32 x 64 centimeters.
- Original resource at: National Library of Cuba "José Martí".
- Content in Spanish.
- Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Map Subjects
Columbus Christopher
Cuba
Haiti
Indians Of The West Indies
Indigenous Peoples
Jamaica
Voyages And Travels
José María De La Torre
1841
Map Tags
1841
Columbus Christopher
Cuba
Haiti
Indians Of The West Indies
Indigenous Peoples
Jamaica
José María De La Torre
Map
Voyages And Travels
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