Description: A map of the Caribbean and western Atlantic showing the routes of Columbus on his four voyages to the region (1492–1502) and his voyage to Honduras and Panama from Juana (Cuba) in 1503. The map shows his original landfall on Guanahani (San Salvador), and territories claimed by other explorers and conquistadors with dates given.
Place Names: A Regional Map of North America, Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, United States, Hispaniola, Guanahani, Fernandina, Puerto Rico, Costa de Perlas, Santiago, Juana, Honduras, Yucatan, New Spain, Florida, Los Cayos, Tierra Firm
ISO Topic Categories: transportation
Keywords: Discoveries of Columbus, physical, historical, transportation, kCaribbean, physical features, water routes, transportation, Unknown, 1492–1525
Source: Ernest Rhys, Ed., A Literary and Historical Atlas of North & South America (New York, NY: E.P. Dutton & CO., 1911) 2
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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