Detail View: Touchton Map Library: Mappa Geographica Regionem Mexicanam et Floridam
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Accession Number:
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L2011.070.062
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M Number:
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M1264
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Short Title:
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Mappa Geographica Regionem Mexicanam et Floridam
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Full Title:
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Mappa Geographica Regionem Mexicanam et Floridam Terrasque Adjacentes, ut et Anteriores Americae Insulas, Cursus Itidem et Reditus Navigantium Versus Flumen Missisipi et Alias Colonias
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Year:
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1756
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Author:
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Tobias Conrad Lotter
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Engraver or Printer:
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Tobias Conrad Lotter
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Continent:
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North America; South America (part)
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Country:
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United States; Mexico; Canada; Brazil
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Geographic Area:
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North American continent plus Central America and the northern part of South America. Also includes a portion of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea
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Decorative Cartouche:
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There is a colorful scene in the lower left part of the map depicting a sea battle as well as people looking at a chest full of treasure and mountains in the distance. The scene is very similar to the one on the 1703 Pierre Mortier map.
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Color Type:
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Original color
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Language:
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Latin
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Insets:
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Four inset maps show the bays and harbors of Portabella (Portus Belli), Havana, Cartagena (Carthagena), and Vera Cruz.
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Direction/Orientation:
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North at the top
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Cited References:
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Martin and Martin, page 93 (plate 18)
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Geographical Description:
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Dealer description: This is Tobias Lotter's decorative and beautifully engraved version of Delisle's important map of 1703 (Carte du Mexique et de la Floride). It provides a view of North America from the Great Lakes through the West Indies. The British colonies are confined east of the Appalachian Mountains, France controls the Mississippi valley and Florida, and Spain possesses Mexico. New Mexico is finely described with many native tribes and pueblos noted, including Acoma, Santa Clara, Isleta, and more. Zuni sive Cibola, Teguaip Maior, and Quivira are all identified in New Mexico. While geographically nearly identical to Delisle's chart, this map is very ornate; the lower left corner is filled with a huge sea battle and the upper left contains a pretty scale of miles cartouche. In the Atlantic are four inset plans of important trade centers in the Americas: Panama, Havana, Cartagena, and Veracruz. Lotter originally engraved this map for his father-in-law, Matthias Seutter. In 1756 he then succeeded Seutter and replaced the imprint with his own.
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