A plan of the City and Harbour of La Vera Cruz and the Castle of San Juan de Ulua being the key of traffick and the principal port of New Spain

by c., engraver

$200 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A map of Veracruz prompted by the War of Jenkin's Ear. The War of Jenkins's Ear was a conflict between Great Britain and Spain that lasted from 1739 to 1748. After 1742 it merged into the larger War of the Austrian Succession. The present map of Veracruz and its environs, printed just after the start of the war, was produced as it was apparent that the fortress' role as a centre for trade made it a prime target for the British. Under the 1729 Treaty of Seville, the British

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.