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PUERTO RICO - Plan of the Town and Harbour of St Juan in Porto Rico [and two others], [late 18th Century]
Three manuscript plans of St Juan, on the north coast of Puerto Rico, the first a plan of the town, harbour, sandbanks, islands and fortresses of St Juan, the second and third of fortifications, in black ink and colours on paper (sheet sizes c. 22 x 32cm. each), the first two plans with compass rose and rhumb-lines.
These attractive plans show the fortification of Old San Juan by the Spanish who defended this gateway to the New World against the attacks of the French, Dutch and English. The first shows the Isle de Cabras to the west and runs to the Fort St Antonio to the east, and centres on the fortress of El Morro. One of the main features of present-day St Juan, the six-level Castillo San Felipe del Morro is an impressive example of Spanish colonial military architecture and the largest fortress in the Carribean. Its construction began in 1540 and was completed in 1589. Interestingly, this plan does not show Fort San Cristobel, begun in 1634. (3)
Three manuscript plans of St Juan, on the north coast of Puerto Rico, the first a plan of the town, harbour, sandbanks, islands and fortresses of St Juan, the second and third of fortifications, in black ink and colours on paper (sheet sizes c. 22 x 32cm. each), the first two plans with compass rose and rhumb-lines.
These attractive plans show the fortification of Old San Juan by the Spanish who defended this gateway to the New World against the attacks of the French, Dutch and English. The first shows the Isle de Cabras to the west and runs to the Fort St Antonio to the east, and centres on the fortress of El Morro. One of the main features of present-day St Juan, the six-level Castillo San Felipe del Morro is an impressive example of Spanish colonial military architecture and the largest fortress in the Carribean. Its construction began in 1540 and was completed in 1589. Interestingly, this plan does not show Fort San Cristobel, begun in 1634. (3)
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