Dutch Map of Florida and the West Indies

Dutch Map of Florida and the West Indies: © Key West Art & Historical Society
Dutch Map of Florida and the West Indies

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Dutch Map of Florida and the West Indies

Entry/Object ID

1987.01.1301

Description

Dutch printed map of Florida, Cuba and the West Indies. There is an inclusion of trade routes around the Caribbean along with highly-detailed notations of locations throughout including Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Lucia and Curacao. The Florida Keys are labelled 'De Martelaars' which translates from Dutch as 'The Martyrs'.

Collection

Artifact Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Tirion, Isaak

Role

Artist

Date made

1769

Time Period

18th Century

Place

City

Amsterdam

Country

Netherlands

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Map

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cartograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

14-1/4 in

Width

19 in

Material

Paper

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good