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MapThe First Map of the Strait of Magellan, 1520.
Primer mapa del Estrecho de Magallanes, 1520 The first circumnavigation of the globe was the voyage of 1519--22 by the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan (1480--1521), undertaken in the service of Spain. The only known first-hand account of the voyage is the journal by Venetian nobleman and scholar Antonio Pigafetta (circa 1480--1534). Four manuscript versions of Pigafetta's journal survive, three in French and one in Italian. Pigafetta also made 23 beautiful, hand-drawn…- Contributor: Amoretti, Carlo - Pigafetta, Antonio
- Date: 1800-01-01
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Map[Map showing coast of Argentina from 42⁰S to 53⁰S (Chubut River to Strait of Magellan including Falkland Islands)]. Depths shown by soundings. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 139 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 78. Vault- Date: 1700-01-01
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MapA Chart of Magellan by the Route of Tierra del Fuego.
Tabula Magellanica qua Terrae del Fuego This map of "Magellanica," the land south of the Strait of Magellan, is by Willem Janszoon Blaeu, a leading Dutch cartographer and map publisher and the founder of a family of distinguished mapmakers that included his sons Joan and Cornelis. Born in the Netherlands in 1571, between 1594 and 1596 Blaeu studied in Denmark under the astronomer Tycho Brahe, where he developed skills as…- Contributor: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
- Date: 1640-01-01
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MapMap of the Strait of Magellan Developed by the Schouten and Le Maire Expedition, 1616.
Mapa del Estrecho de Magallanes elaborado por la expedición de Schouten y Le Maire, 1616 In June 1615, Dutch navigators Jacob Le Maire (circa 1585--1616) and Willem Corneliszoon Schouten (circa 1567--1625) set out in two ships, the Eendracht and the Hoorn, from the Dutch port of Texel, seeking to find a new route to the East Indies. They made landfall on the coast of South America in early December, at Port Desire (present-day Puerto Deseado, Argentina). This near-contemporary print…- Contributor: Schouten, Willem Corneliszoon - De Herrera Y Tordesillas, Antoine - Le Maire, Jacob
- Date: 1622-01-01
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MapDescription of the New Route to the South of the Strait of Magellan Discovered and Set in the Year 1616 by Dutchman Willem Schouten de Hoorn.
Coarte vanda niewe passage bezunden de Strate Magellani ontdet en deurgesenlt inden iare 1616 Door Willem Schoute van Hoor In June 1615, Dutch navigators Jacob Le Maire (circa 1585--1616) and Willem Corneliszoon Schouten (circa 1567--1625) set out in two ships, the Eendracht and the Hoorn, from the Dutch port of Texel. Their goal was to find a new route to the Moluccas Islands, Europe's main source of pepper in the lucrative spice trade with the East Indies, and in so doing avoid the…- Contributor: Schouten, Willem Corneliszoon - Le Maire, Jacob
- Date: 1619-01-01
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MapExquisita & magno aliquot mensium periculo lustrata et iam retecta Freti Magellanici facies : eijgentlicke asbeeldinghe der Magellanischer Strate die nu met veel gevaers eitelijeke Maenden doorsien van nieus ondecktis. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. From Gerardus Mercator's Atlas sive Cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mvndi et fabricati figvra. 1611. Oriented with north to the bottom. Includes panoramic view and col. ill. Text on verso. LC copy annotated in pencil in lower right margin: Gravure de 1570 par Ortelius. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Gift;…- Contributor: Hondius, Jodocus
- Date: 1611-01-01
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MapPlano de las Bahías de la Baronesa y la Condoza situadas en la costa meridl. del Estrecho de Magallanes por la lattd. S. de 53 gs. 24 ms. y longd. de 67⁰06ʹ10ʺ … Shows Swallow Bay and Condesa Bay of Santa Inés Island and adjacent portions of the Strait of Magellan. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Watermark: J. Kool. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 233 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes index and note. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 176.…- Contributor: Miera, Fernando De - Morete, Diego
- Date: 1786-01-01
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MapPlano de la Ysla de Ulloa situada en el Estrecho de Magallanes su centro pr. lattd. S de 53⁰32ʹ y longd. de 66⁰50ʹ occidental de Cádiz Shows Santa Inés Island and adjacent portions of the Strait of Magellan and Pacific Ocean. "Nota ... a 10 de junio de 1786, Anto. de Córdoba." Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 231 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes index and note. Maggs number annotated in pencil…- Contributor: Miera, Fernando De - Córdoba, Antonio De
- Date: 1786-01-01
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MapPlano de la Bahya de Romay situada en la costa septentl. del Estrecho de Magallanes por la lattd. S. de 53⁰20ʹ y longd. de 64⁰37ʹ30ʺ occidentl. del observatiorio Rl. de Marina de … Shows Freshwater Bay and adjacent portions of the Strait of Magellan. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Watermark: J. Kool. Watermark dated from 1728-1800. Pen-and-ink and brown ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 227 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed. Maggs number annotated in pencil in…- Contributor: Alcalá-Galiano, Dionisio - Miera, Fernando De - Morele, Diego - Castro, Antonio De
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MapPlano de la Ysla de Ulloa situada en el Estrecho de Magallanes su centro en la latitud de 53⁰39ʹ S. y longd. de 66⁰30ʹ occidental de Cádiz Shows Santa Inés Island and adjacent portions of the Strait of Magellan and Pacific Ocean. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Watermarks: J. Kool; and, Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Watermark dated as 1792. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 230 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes index and note. Maggs number annotated in…- Contributor: Córdoba, Antonio De
- Date: 1792-01-01
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MapPlano de las Bahías de la Baronesa y Condesa situadas en la costa oriental del Estrecho de Magallanes en la latitud de 53⁰24ʹS y longd. de 67⁰10ʹ del O. de Cádiz Shows Swallow Bay and Condesa Bay of Santa Inés Island and adjacent portions of the Strait of Magellan. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Watermark: Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 232 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes index and note. Maggs…- Contributor: Miera, Fernando De
- Date: 1700-01-01
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MapCarta reducida del Estrecho de Magallanes y parte de la costa del Fuego levantado en el año de 1786. Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 200 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes notes and index. Order number annotated in pencil in lower margin: 336744/25. Vault- Date: 1786-01-01
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MapPlano de la Bahía de Castejón situada en la costa septemtrional del Estrecho de Magallanes Bahía de Castejón unidentifiable on modern maps and/or in gazetteers. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: J. Kool. Black and brown inks. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 221 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 157. Vault Prev. call#: G5332.M33 17-- .P5 Vault- Contributor: Mantilla, Tello - Castellanos, Antonio
- Date: 1700-01-01
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MapPlano de la Bahía de Castejón situada en la costa septentrional del Estrecho de Magallanes Bahía de Castejón unidentifiable on modern maps and/or in gazetteers. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 222 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 156. Vault Rev. call #: G5332.M33 17-- .P51 Vault- Contributor: Mantilla, Tello - Castellanos, Antonio
- Date: 1700-01-01
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MapGeographic Chart of the Kingdom of Chile.
Tabula Geographica Regni Chile This map by the Chilean Jesuit priest Alonso de Ovalle (1601--51) appears in his book Histórica Relación del Reyno de Chile (Historical narration about the kingdom of Chile), considered the first history of the country. The map is the result of a major descriptive effort begun during Ovalle's first trip to Europe, as "Procurator" of Chile, in 1641. At the time, the Jesuits needed…- Contributor: Society of Jesus - Ovalle, Alonso De
- Date: 1646-01-01
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MapPlano de la Baia y Puerto de San Josef o Fuerte Escudo situado en la costa septentrional del Estrecho de Magallanes Bahía/Puerto de San Josef unidentifiable on modern maps and/or in gazetteers. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: J. Kool. Pen-and-ink and pencil. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 237 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 285. Vault- Contributor: Pérez, Lorenzo
- Date: 1700
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MapPlano de la Cala de Tomaseo cituada en la costa septeentrional [sic] del Estrecho de Magallans. pr. lattd. S. de 53⁰27 1/2ʹ y longd. de 66⁰45ʹ occidental de Cádiz Cala de Tomaseo unidentifiable on modern maps and/or in gazetteers. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Watermarks: IV; fleur-de-lis; and unidentifiable watermark. Black and brown inks and pencil. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 228 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 313. Vault- Contributor: Miera, Fernando De
- Date: 1700-01-01
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MapPlano del Puerto de Sn. Miguel y Bahía de Gaston situada en la costa septentrional del Estrecho de Magallanes en latitu. S. de 53⁰42ʹ y longd. al O. de Cádiz 65⁰46ʹ50 Puerto de San Miguel and Bahía de Gaston unidentifiable on modern maps and/or gazetteers. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 235 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 291. Vault- Contributor: Velmonte, Alexandro
- Date: 1700-01-01
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MapPlano de la Bahía de Borja cituado en la costa septentrionl. del Estrecho de Magallanes pr. latd. S. de 53⁰26ʹ45ʹ [sic] y longd. de 66⁰39ʹ O. de Cádiz Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Watermarks: IV; and, fleur-de-lis. Black and brown inks. Mounted on cloth backing. Includes index and note. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 220 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 173. Vault- Contributor: Miera, Fernando De
- Date: 1700-01-01
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MapPlano de la Bahya de Mazaredo o de la Cascada situada en la costa meridional del Estrecho de Magallanes por latitud sur de 53⁰59ʹ30ʺ y longd. de 69⁰20ʹ ocidental del observatorio de … Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Watermark: Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Black and brown inks. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 226 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 232. Vault- Contributor: Bandujo, José F.
- Date: 1700-01-01
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MapPlano de la Bahía de Estuardo situado en la costa meridional del Estreche de Magallanes por latd. S. de 53⁰23ʹ y longd. de 67⁰8ʺ [sic] 20ʺ occidental de Cádiz Bahía de Estuardo unidentifiable on modern maps and/or in gazetteers. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Watermark: J. Kool. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 223 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right corner: 137. Vault- Contributor: Muñoz, Bernabe - Miera, Fernando De
- Date: 1786-01-01
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MapPlano de la Bahía de Lángara situado en la costa septemtrional del Estrecho de Magallanes por latd. S. de 53⁰23ʹ y longd. 66⁰53ʹ occl. del obserbatorio de Cádiz Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Watermark: Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 224 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 91. Vault- Contributor: Miera, Fernando De - Tutor Y Malo, Francisco
- Date: 1786-01-01
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MapPlano de la Bahía de Roxas en el Estrecho de Magallanes en la Ysla de Carlos III cituada su mediania por latud S. de 53" 37" y longd. de 66" 21", occidental … Bahía de Roxas unidentifiable on modern maps and/or in gazetteers. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Watermark: Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 225 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right corner: 272. Vault- Contributor: Muñoz, Bernabe - Miera, Fernando De
- Date: 1786-01-01
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MapPlano de la Ensenada de Mantylla cituada en la costa septentl. de la Ysla de Ulloa en el Estrecho de Magallanes por lattd. de 53 gros. y lomgd. [sic] de 66 gros … Ensenada de Mantylla unidentifiable on modern maps and/or in gazetteers. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Watermark: Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 229 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 213. Vault- Contributor: Miera, Fernando De - Morete, Diego
- Date: 1786-01-01
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MapNova et exacta delineatio Americae partis avstralis. qve est : Brasilia, Caribana, Gviana regnũm noũũm, Castilia del Oro, Nicaragva, insũlae Antillas et Perv. Et sub Tropico Capricorni, Chile, Rio della Plata, Patagonṽ, … "This folding map of South America and the West Indies, printed on two separate sheets, with uncut margins, was engraved for the second edition of the fourth part of Hulsius' collection of voyages, which consists altogether of 26 parts. The "Vierte Schiffart" (Fourth voyage) is an account of Ulrich Schmidel's voyage to Brazil and the Rio de la Plata from 1534 to 1554. In…- Contributor: Hulsius, Levinus - Hans and Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1692