Map [Portolan chart of the Pacific coast from Guatemala to northern Peru with the Galapagos Islands].

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Title
[Portolan chart of the Pacific coast from Guatemala to northern Peru with the Galapagos Islands].
Created / Published
[ca. 1565]
Subject Headings
-  Coasts--Pacific Coast (Central America)--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  Coasts--Pacific Coast (South America)--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  Pacific Coast (Central America)--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  Pacific Coast (South America)--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  Central America--Pacific Coast
-  South America--Pacific Coast
Genre
Manuscript maps
Portolan charts
Early maps
Notes
-  Spanish.
-  Title supplied by cataloger.
-  Pen-and-ink; black, blue, green, and red.
-  Trimmed to a rough rectangle.
-  Matted and mounted between sheets of transparent lucite.
-  LC Luso-Hispanic world, 28
-  LC Nautical charts on vellum, 9
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Includes col. ill.
-  Imperfect: Some tears on edge and several holes.
Medium
1 ms. map : col., vellum ; 35 x 64 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G4802.C6P5 1565 .P6
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4802c.ct001180
Library of Congress Control Number
2006627298
Online Format
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LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2006627298
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Portolan chart of the Pacific coast from Guatemala to northern Peru with the Galapagos Islands. [1565] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2006627298/.

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(1565) Portolan chart of the Pacific coast from Guatemala to northern Peru with the Galapagos Islands. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2006627298/.

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Portolan chart of the Pacific coast from Guatemala to northern Peru with the Galapagos Islands. [1565] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2006627298/>.

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