Title
HAVANA.
Creator
Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680 printmaker, publisher.
Publication details
[Amsterdam] : [Jacob van Meurs], [around 1671]
Physical details
1 print : etching and engraving ; sheet 27.5 x 34.5 cm (trimmed below platemark)
Description
Ships and boats at the entrance to Havana Bay, with signal house at left, fortifications at right and view of the city (La Habana) in the background.
Place
Havana (Cuba)
Additional information
Illustration from unidentifed edition of Arnoldus Montanus and Olfert Dapper, 'Die unbekante Neue Welt; oder, Beschreibung des Welt-teils Amerika, und des Sud-Landes' (Amsterdam, 1671), published by the engraver Jacob van Meurs, who might be also responsible for the plates. Printed between pp. 176 and 177 in 1673 edition.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.123.28.g.