AGSL GeoDiscovery

Carta esferica de los reconocimientos hechos en la costa No. de America

Description:

Joaquin Ballester la grabó.

Relief shown pictorially.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Prime meridians: Tenerife (top) and Cadiz (bottom).

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Covers land and waterways around Vancouver Island (B.C.).

Shows coastline, topography, drainage, islands, ports.

"Numo. IIo." at top right margin.

" ... in an Atlas marítimo español of some fifty-three maps published in Madrid between 1789 and 1814. This map was undoubtedly published shortly after 1795." - Wagner, Cartog. Northwest Coast, v. 2, p. 361.

2 profile views: Vista de la entrada de Nutka, demorando la Pta. A. al N. 27° E. del mundo distancia 21 millas ... -- Vista del Cabo Frondoso, demorando el Yslote A al N. 37° O. distancia 12 1/2 millas, B. Cabo Frondoso.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/mt864qv2213

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/mt864qv2213

Language:

spa

Creator:

Ballester, Joaquín, 1740-1795, Alcalá-Galiano, Dionisio, 1760-1805, Valdés Flores Bazán y Peón, Cayetano, 1767-1835, and Spain, Dirección de Hidrografía. Atlas marítimo español.

Publisher:

Spain. Dirección de Hidrografía],

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Discovery and exploration

Date Issued:

1795

Spatial Coverage:

Pacific Coast (B.C.) and Vancouver Island (B.C.)

Rights:

Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false