Central America, Mexico, Caribean

This is a historical map titled “Kaart van de Onderkoningschappen van Mexico en Nieuw Granada in de Spaansche West-Indien”, which translates from Dutch to “Map of the Viceroyalties of Mexico and New Granada in the Spanish West Indies.” It was created by Isaak Tirion, a prominent 18th-century Dutch cartographer.

Description:

• Language: Dutch
• Geographical Coverage:
  
  • Central America, including modern-day Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
  • The Caribbean islands, labeled with their colonial names (e.g., Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola as “St. Domingo”).
  • Northern parts of South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador), part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada.
  • Southern United States (then part of New Spain).
• Seas and Oceans:
  
  • The Gulf of Mexico (GOLF VAN MEXICO),
  • The Caribbean Sea (GOLF VAN HONDURAS, ZEE VAN DE VOOR EILANDEN),
  • The Atlantic Ocean (DE NOORD ZEE, DE ZUID ZEE).
• Colonial Divisions:
  
  • The map reflects the administrative divisions of the Spanish Empire during the colonial era, with regional names like N. Leon, Guatemala, Yucatan, and Caracas clearly marked.
• Cartographic Style:
  
  • Colored borders outline regions and colonial territories.
  • Old Dutch cartographic script and names (e.g., “De Haavens van Havana”, “Cumana”, “Cartagena”, “Curacao”).
  • Decorative title cartouches in red-bordered boxes.

Historical Context:

This map dates from ca 1760, during a period when the Dutch were prominent in publishing maps and atlases of the New World. The map provides valuable insight into the geopolitical layout of the Spanish Empire in the Americas before the major independence movements of the 19th century.

Size: 30 x 47,5 cm

Condition: Very good

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