Plano de la Ia. y Pto. de Sta. Cathalina en la costa del Brasil sitdo. en su punta del norte y boca del puerto en 27 gs. 28 ms. latd. sur, 327 gs. 36 ms. longd., meridiano de Tenerife.
Summary
Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.
Oriented with north to the right.
Prime meridian: Tenerife.
Watermark: I. Honig & Zoonen. Watermark dated from 1737-87.
Pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Mounted on cloth backing.
Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 294.
Includes index, notes, and inset showing view of island.
LC Luso-Hispanic World, 112
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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Ancient Maps from the Library of Congress. 13th -18th Century Maps.
In the 17th century, maps took a huge leap forward. Mathematical and astronomical knowledge necessary to make accurate measurements had evolved. English mathematicians had perfected triangulation: navigation and surveying by right-angled triangles. Triangulation allowed navigators to set accurate courses and produced accurate land surveys. Seamen learned to correct their compasses for declination and had determined the existence of annual compass variation. Latitude determination was greatly improved with the John Davis quadrant. The measurement of distance sailed at sea was improved by another English invention, the common log. Longitudinal distance between Europe and Québec was determined by solar and lunar eclipses by the Jesuit Bressani in the 1640s and by Jean Deshayes in 1686. With accurate surveys in Europe, the grid of the modern map began to take shape.
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