AGSL GeoDiscovery

Carta reducida que comprénde las costas septentrionales de la California

Description:

por D. Tomás Mauricio Lopez.

The map displays the Spanish knowledge of the coast at the time of Captain Cook's voyage along the coast. When it was printed it was out of date but illustrated findings from Spanish explorations.

Relief shown pictorially.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines along margins.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Shows North American coastline from Gulf of Alaska to Monetery, including islands, topography, drainage, routes.

Descriptive text throughout.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/sg532qy9694

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/sg532qy9694

Language:

spa

Creator:

López de Vargas Machuca, Tomás, 1731-1802 and Cook, James, 1728-1779

Publisher:

[publisher not identified],

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Coasts and Discovery and exploration

Theme:

Land cover

Date Issued:

1796

Spatial Coverage:

North America, Pacific Coast (North America), Washington (State), Oregon, California, San Francisco (Calif.), Monterey (Calif.), Mendocino (Calif.), Alaska, Alaska, Gulf of (Alaska), and Canada

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