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Map Map of the Island of Cuba. Carte de l'ile de Cuba: redigée sur les observations astronomiques des navigateurs Espagnols et sur celles de Mr. de Humboldt

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Title

  • Map of the Island of Cuba.

Other Title

  • Carte de l'ile de Cuba: redigée sur les observations astronomiques des navigateurs Espagnols et sur celles de Mr. de Humboldt

Summary

  • Carte de l'île de Cuba (Map of the island of Cuba) originally appeared in Alexander von Humboldt's Essai politique sur l'île de Cuba (Political essay on the island of Cuba), published in Paris in 1826. The map was produced by the French cartographer and engraver Pierre M. Lapie (1779-1850), head of the topographical section in the French Ministry of War. It shows the outline of the coast of Cuba drawn according to astronomical observations by Spanish navigators and by Humboldt, who visited Cuba in 1800--1801 and again in 1804. Humboldt's research on Cuba expanded knowledge of the island's geography, economy, flora, fauna, topography, climate, and soil, and his writings earned him the title of "second discoverer of Cuba." The great German naturalist and geographer charted the coastline of Cuba with a new degree of precision. He determined the exact locations of its cities and towns, most notably that of Havana, which earlier maps, based on erroneous measurements and calculations, had placed some 20 kilometers from its actual location. An inset map of the harbor and city of Havana appears in the lower left.

Names

  • Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 Contributor.
  • Lapie, M. (Pierre), 1779-1850 Cartographer.

Created / Published

  • Paris : [publisher not identified], 1826.

Headings

  • -  Cuba
  • -  Cuba--Havana--Havana
  • -  1801 to 1804

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Scale 1:2,000,000"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 map : color ; 32 x 64 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Cuba "José Martí".
  • -  Content in French and Spanish.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668555

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Humboldt, Alexander Von, Contributor, and M Lapie. Map of the Island of Cuba. [Paris: Publisher Not Identified, 1826] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668555/.

APA citation style:

Humboldt, A. V. & Lapie, M. (1826) Map of the Island of Cuba. [Paris: Publisher Not Identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668555/.

MLA citation style:

Humboldt, Alexander Von, Contributor, and M Lapie. Map of the Island of Cuba. [Paris: Publisher Not Identified, 1826] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668555/>.