Légende

Map of the Caribbean, c1578. Showing 'Niova Spagna' ie New Spain - land conquered by the Spaniards: Hispaniola, Cuba, Florida, and the north coast of South America. A prolific Spanish chartmaker working in Messina, Sicily, Martines produced scores of highly-finished sea atlases between 1550 and 1590. It is clear from the high degree of inland detail shown, that these maps were intended to function as world atlases rather than as strictly navigational charts.

Date

1578

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_417

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (3,0Mo) / 43,1cm x 29,1cm / 5089 x 3433 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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