Juan Lopez:  Carta Reducida de las Islas Lucayas, o de Los Lucayo . . . 1782

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Title: Carta Reducida de las Islas Lucayas, o de Los Lucayo . . . 1782

Map Maker: Juan Lopez

Description:

Fine example of Juan Lopez's rare chart on the Bahamas, published in 1782.  

The map includes a text inset which mentions that “all these islands were discovered by Columbus” The map maker, sopn of Tomas Lopez, than examines previous charts of the area, noting a great diffeence between them: “as not only is there a difference in number of islands, the shape of islands, but even in the names”. His best source, Lopez says is Thomas Jeffreys map of the region of 1777.

There is an other map of Juan Lopez of the Bahamas (Liter 47), which is less detailed.

Condition Description: Royal Copy, from the Library of the Duke of York

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Maps of the Caribbean