Nueva Hispania Tabula Nova

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IdentifierMaps_24cDate1599DescriptionA late reengraved and revised issue of Giacomo Gastaldi's map from the 1548 edition of Ptolemy's Geography. (see map 4c for further information). The original issue had the distinction of being the first separate regional printed map of the viceroyalty of New Spain (Mexico and its loosely attached, vaguely known hinterlands in the southwestern United States). The map actually extends from Baja, California, in the west to Florida in the east. It was reengraved on a larger scale in 1561 and reissued with the 1561 format in 1562, 1564, 1574, and 1599. The most noticeable feature of the north shore of the Gulf of Mexico is the large unnamed bay introduced by Piñeda in 1519, with the words "R[io]. de Spirito Santo" above. No river is actually indicated aside from the appearance of these words, however. To the west of the bay, in the area corresponding roughly to modern-day Texas, are the following place names (east to west): "C. de+," R. de Loro, R. Atlas, R. de S. Heneto, Morato. These names are the same on all issues. The main changes effected between 1548 and 1599 are the correction of Yucatan from an island to a peninsula, the addition of a few random place-names outside Texas, and some decorative features. This map appeared in Geography, edited by Giuseppe Rosaccio, Venice, 1599. Language NoteItalianLatinSubjectCentral America--MapsCoasts--Mexico, Gulf of--MapsFlorida--MapsMexico, Gulf of--MapsMexico--MapsShips in artTexas--MapsYucatán Peninsula--MapsCopyright StatementNo Copyright – Non-Commercial Use OnlySize24x34 centimeters.CartographerUnknown

CollectionMary Moody Northen Maritime History Collection

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Nueva Hispania Tabula Nova