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Plano del puerto de Sta. Marta situado en la costa de Tierra Firme en 11 grs. 16 ms. de latitud N. y en la longitud de 302 grs. y 23 ms., meridiano de Tenerife /
Plano del Puerto del Mariel situado en la costa del N. de la ysla de Cuba en la latd. 23⁰5ʹ y en la longd. 293⁰16ʹ de Tenerife /
Plano del Puerto del Mariel cituado en la costa del N. de la ya. de la Hava. en la latd. N. de 23⁰5ʹ y en la longd. de 293⁰16ʹ, meridiano de Tenerife.
Plano de Puerto Belo situado en la costa de Tierra Firme en la latd. de 9⁰18ʹN. y lomgd. [sic] de 294⁰45ʹ segn. el meridiano de Tenerife.
Plano del Puerto de Plata situado en la costa del N. de la Ysla de Santo Domingo en la latitud de 19⁰13ʹ N y en la longd. de 306⁰18ʹ segun Thenerife /
Plano del Puerto de Jagua cituado en la costa del S. de la ysla de la Havana en la latd. N. de 21⁰51ʹ y en longd. de 294⁰54ʹ segn. Tenerife.
Plano del Río de Chagres en la costa de Tierra Firme situado en la latd. N. de 9⁰3ʹ [sic] y en longd. de 295⁰29ʹ segn. el mro. de Tenerife /
Plano del Puerto de Plata situado en la costa del norte la Ysla de Santo Domingo en la latd. de 19 gs. 43 ms. N. y en la longd. de 306 gs. 18 ms. segn. el mro. de Tenerife.
Plano del puerte de Sta. Marta situado en la costa de Tierra Firme en 11 gras. 16 mtos. de latitud norte y en la longitud de 302 gras. 23 mtos. segun el meridiano de Thenerife /
Plano del puerto de Santa Marta situado en la costa de Tierra Firme en la littd. N. 11⁰16ʹ y en la longd. de 302⁰23ʹ segun el meridiano de Tenerife /
Summary
Shows coast of Colombia in vicinity of Santa Marta.
Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by soundings.
Prime meridian: Tenerife.
Bar scale incorrect.
Oriented with north to the bottom.
Watermark: Strasburg fleur-de-lis.
Pen-and-ink.
Mounted on cloth backing.
LC Luso-Hispanic World, 264
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 298.
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In the 17th century, maps took a huge leap forward. Mathematical and astronomical knowledge necessary to make accurate measurements had evolved. English mathematicians had perfected triangulation: navigation and surveying by right-angled triangles. Triangulation allowed navigators to set accurate courses and produced accurate land surveys. Seamen learned to correct their compasses for declination and had determined the existence of annual compass variation. Latitude determination was greatly improved with the John Davis quadrant. The measurement of distance sailed at sea was improved by another English invention, the common log. Longitudinal distance between Europe and Québec was determined by solar and lunar eclipses by the Jesuit Bressani in the 1640s and by Jean Deshayes in 1686. With accurate surveys in Europe, the grid of the modern map began to take shape.