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MapA description of the sea coasts ... in the East Indies
Hack's descript of ye East Indies | Also known as: Buccaneer atlas Covers the coasts of eastern Africa, India, and the East Indies. Relief shown pictorially. Each drawing bears a brief description with soundings, distances and facts regarding anchorages and navigation of rivers which might be of value in pirating activities. This atlas is known as the "Buccaneer atlas" because it results from the experience of Hacke in association with Captain Bartholomew Sharpe, the notorious Buccaneer...- Contributor: Hacke, William
- Date: 1690
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Map[Fortaleza y Puerto de San Fernando de Omoa]. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: J. Whatman. Watermark: GR (with reginal figure in cartouche under crown). Pen-and-ink and pencil. Imperfect: Discoloration along edges. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Date: 1770-01-01
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Map[Puerto de Omoa Honduras]. Shows fortification of San Fernando de Omoa and positions of combatants in attack on the city. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: J. Whatman. Pen-and-ink and pencil sectioned in 2, mounted on cloth, and edges bound with cloth. Includes indexed list of combatants. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Date: 1779-01-01
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MapPlano del Puerto de Plata situado en la costa del norte de la Ysla de Sto. Domingo en la latd. de 19 gs. 43 ms. N. y en la longd. de 306 ... Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Oriented with north to the bottom. Watermark: D. & C. Blauw. Pen-and-ink and green, red, and yellow watercolors. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 387 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right corner: 65. Vault
- Date: 1700-01-01
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MapQi sheng yan hai tu
七省沿海图 "This coastal map of China is one of several such maps in the Library of Congress. The map is similar, in content and format, to the six maps in Chen Luntong's Hai quo wen jian lu (Eyewitness accounts of the coastal regions), made in 1730. The wording of several place-names and other details suggest that this map dates from 1787-1820. An introductory text states...- Contributor: Hummel, Arthur W. (Arthur William)
- Date: 1881-01-01