Subject: Havana, Cuba
Period: 1762 (published)
Publication: Universal Museum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
9.4 x 7.1 inches
23.9 x 18 cm
This rare and decorative map of Havana is based on the survey of Captain James Phelps. The detailed plan shows the harbor, fortified city and surrounding countryside. A key at top left locates Morro Castle, the Custom House, the Governor's fort, factories, and churches. The title cartouche features a vignette of a galleon and a fort. A large compass rose orients the chart with north in the lower left corner of the map. Published in the March 1762 issue of Universal Museum.
References: Cueto #170.
Condition: B+
A crisp impression, issued folding and now flattened, with very light toning and a couple of small holes in the right blank margin.
