Orinoco, nuebamente obserbado en bajante, afin de espresar sus raudales, yslas y bajos, rios y caños que vezibe
año 1732
cartographic
map
dcu
1732
monographic
spa
1 map : ms. ; 73 x 49 cm.
"This early-18th century map of the valley of the Orinoco River contains extensive information about the Indian nations bordering the river, Christian missions and other settlements, the extensive array of streams that flow into the Orinoco, and navigational hazards and islands. The map includes a keyed index and a detailed historical note on the exploration of the river from 1682 to 1732. The note records information about the martyrdom of several religious figures. As indicated in the note, much of the information for the map came from different religious sources (for example, Fray Silbestre Hidalgo, an Augustinian priest), as well as military and government sources. The map and the note exemplify the common practice of the Spanish of gathering information about the cultures, people, and geography of their newly-acquired lands in America. The map is oriented with southwest at the top. It is part of the Library of Congress's collection from the Real Escuela de Navegación, Cadiz, Spain, purchased from Maggs Brothers, London." World Digital Library.
Also shows locations of Indian tribes and missions.
Annotated in brown ink in lower left corner: 17.
Includes notes and index to islands and tributaries at the delta of the river.
Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: No. 1.
Mounted on cloth backing.
Oriented with north to the bottom.
Pen-and-ink.
Watermark: J. Whatman.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Scale [ca. 1:2,550,000].
Orinoco River (Venezuela and Colombia)
Maps, Manuscript
Early works to 1800
Colombia
Orinoco River
Venezuela
Orinoco River
G5282.O7 1732 .O7
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g5282o.ct000329
[Maggs purchase map collection
124]
LC Luso-Hispanic World,
990
89696372
hdl:loc.gmd/g5282o.ct000329
aacr
DLC
891127
20220714105947.0
5510840
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