This is a dramatic and exceptionally rare 1854 nautical chart or map of the western part of Cuba by the Spanish mapping agency,  Direccion Hidrografica .   Covers the West India island from Cape San Antonio eastward as far as the Gulf of Cazones.  Includes the Isla de Pinos and the city of Havana.  Chart offers countless depth soundings as well as notes on the construction of the chart and navigation.  Offers some inland detail, identifying a number of important mountains as well as the villages of Guanajayu, San Antonio de los Banos, San Antonio de Bedia, Manajau, Madruga, and countless others.  While generally a black and white chart, lighthouses are noted with splashes of yellow and red color.  A directional title cartouche appears in the upper left quadrant.  The logo of the  Direcction Hidrografica  appears in the lower right quadrant.  This map was prepared by a party under the command of  the Spanish marine, Angel Laborde y Navarro .  It was ordered by Don Ramon Gil de la Cuadra, head of the  Direccion Hidrografica.   Published in 1837 and updated to 1854.
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