Carta esferica de los reconocimientos hechos en 1792 en la costa N.O. de America

Description:

levantada de orden del Rey nuestro señor abordo de las Goletas Sutil y Mexicana, por D. Dionisio Galiano y D. Cayetano Valdés, Capitanes de Navio de la Rl. Armada ; Juan Moreno Tejada la grabó. Relief shown pictorially and by bathymetric soundings. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Prime meridians: Tenerife (top) and Cadiz (bottom). Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. Covers area west of Scott Islands to east of Seattle; Cape Caution to Gray's Harbour. Shows coastline, drainage, islands, ports, and conjectured areas. Cartouche. Includes text entitle "Advertencia". "Nota. Los Numeros de la Sonda son Brazas de á 2. varas castellanas." "Numo. Io." at top right margin. Profile view: Canal de la salida de las goletas, visto al este.

Creator:

Alcalá-Galiano, Dionisio, 1760-1805, Valdés Flores Bazán y Peón, Cayetano, 1767-1835, and Spain, Dirección de Hidrografía. Atlas marítimo español.

Publisher:

Spain. Dirección de Hidrografía],

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Discovery and exploration

Date Issued:

1795

Spatial Coverage:

Pacific Coast (B.C.), Pacific Coast (Wash.), Vancouver Island (B.C.), and Juan de Fuca, Strait of (B.C. and Wash.)

Rights:

Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

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Public

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JPEG2000

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