Insulae S. Dominicae Tabula Accuratissima.

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Copper engraving handcolored in outline when published. A detailled map covering Haiti (Dominican Republic), the eastern part of Cuba and small islands of the eastern Bahamas (Lucayes islands, Long Island or Yuma, Samana, Mayaguane, Caiques islands). The island Haiti is very detailled engraved, with streets, mountains, rivers and lots of place names along the coast. The map was engraved after the cartographic scources by Guilleaume De I'Isle.

Carte de L' Isle De Saint Domingue Dressée en 1722 pour l' usage du Roy Sur les memoires de Mr. Frezier Ingenieur de S.M. et autres. Assujettis aux Observations Astronomiques Par G. de l'Isle premier Geographe du Roy, de l'Academie Rle. de Sciences. A Amsterdam Chez Jean Cóvens et Corneille Mortier Geographes.