Jacques-Nicolas Bellin: Plan de la Rade et Ville de la Vera-Cruz
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Cartographer:
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Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
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Title:
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Plan de la Rade et Ville de la Vera-Cruz
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Date:
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1754
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Published:
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Paris
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Width:
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7 inches / 18 cm
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Height:
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9 inches / 23 cm
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Map ref:
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WIND4223
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Description:
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French sea chart showing the coastline of Veraruz, showing the fortified city of Heroica Veracruz and the colonial fortress of San Juan de Ulúa.
Originally founded in the 1519 by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, the city of Veracruz is one of the oldest and largest ports in Mexico.
Coloured. [WIND4223] |