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Caribbean & Central America
Plan of the Town, and Harbour of Puerto Vello.

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Stock# 112394

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Joseph Smith Speer

Title

Plan of the Town, and Harbour of Puerto Vello.

Publication Place / Date

London / 1771

Image Dimensions

13 x 9.25 inches

Color

Hand Colored

Condition

Stock# 112394

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Description

This rare 1771 English plan, by Captain Joseph Smith Speer, depicts the town and harbor of Puerto Bello (Portobelo, Panama), an important Spanish colonial port on the Caribbean coast. It appeared in The West-India Pilot, a navigational atlas for British mariners. The chart details the town’s fortifications, including Castillo de Hierro, Castillo de La Gloria, and Castillo de Germaine, along with depth soundings in the harbor and the surrounding mountainous terrain.

Condition Description

Original hand-color. Engraving on 18th-century laid paper.

Reference

Kapp (MCC-73) #83; Shirley (BL Atlases) M.SPR-1b #26.

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