Map of the West Indies, Mexico, Saint Augustine, Saint-Domingue, Mexico City, Vera Cruz, Panama

Map of the West Indies, Mexico, Saint Augustine, Saint-Domingue, Mexico City, Vera Cruz, Panama Mappa geographica complectens I. Indiae Occidentalis partem mediam circum Isthmum Panamenssem, II. Ipsumque Isthmum. III. Ichonographiam praecipuorum locorum et portuum ad has terras pertinentium. Desunta omnia ex historia Insulae S. Dominici et pro praesenti statu belli, quad est 1740 inter Anglos et Hispanos exortum, luci publicae tradita ad Homannianis Heredibus. Nuremberg, Homannianis Heredibus, circa 1740. Copper engraving. Sheet dimensions: 62.1 x 52.6 cm. Plate mark dimensions: 58.5 x 49.4 cm. Fine impression on laid paper, with a distinct plate mark and preserved margins. Central fold from the atlas from which it originates. Minor, insignificant soiling, notably in the lower left corner. Very good overall condition. Large map depicting the West Indies and the lands around the Isthmus of Panama, including the Antilles, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Central America, and the northern coasts of South America. It is adorned with a large decorative title cartouche. The main map is that of the "Isles de l'Amérique et de plusieurs Pays de Terre Ferme" established by Sieur d'Anville, Geographer to the King, in March 1731. It is further composed of four secondary plans: Ports of Vera Cruz and Saint Augustine; Panama, the city of Saint-Domingue. Finally, a very fine bird's-eye view of Mexico City completes the set. This map is part of the cartographic production of the Heirs of Johann Baptist Homann, whose workshop in Nuremberg continued the work of the famous cartographer.