"Le Plan de l'Isle de St. Jan de Pto. Rico ... Le plan qui est cy Dessous de la Ville de San-Domingo ou de St. Dominique...", Mallet, Alain Manesson
Subject: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Period: 1684 (published)
Publication: Beschreibung des Gantzen Welt-Kreisses...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
4.3 x 5.8 inches
10.9 x 14.7 cm
This is a bird's-eye view of the city of Santo Domingo, now the capital of the Dominican Republic and the largest city in the Caribbean. There are two ships in the foreground with several cathedrals, the port, and the city's fortifications detailed in the view. A drape-style title cartouche hangs above the city. Blank verso.
References: Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET I B.
Condition: A
A dark impression with a hint of toning and a minor paper flaw in the bottom margin.