Veüe et perspective du Fort Royal de la Martinique et d'une partie des côtes de la ditte isle. [ca. 1700]

ArchivalResource

Veüe et perspective du Fort Royal de la Martinique et d'une partie des côtes de la ditte isle. [ca. 1700]

Shows Fort-de-France (previously Fort Royal) on Martinique, as seen from the southwest. Includes drawings of many ships and boats on the bay, including one marked "B" keyed to note at bottom: B. Salut des vaisseaux marchands au vaisseau du Roy le Heros, commandé par Mr. le Comte de Blenac, Gouverneur des isles françoises sous le vent. Accompanied by town plan and nautical chart on adjacent sheet (Ayer MS map 30, sheet 62).

1 ms. view : hand col. ; 416 x 781 mm., folded to 561 x 360 mm.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7560488

Newberry Library

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

Newberry Library

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kt7hww (person)

The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Map Collection (Newberry Library)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qd0vfn (corporateBody)

Cartes Marines Manuscript Map Collection (Newberry Library)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p953t1 (corporateBody)

Héros (Ship)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bs5njs (corporateBody)

Blénac, Charles de Courbon, comte de, 1622-1696.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65j1xw3 (person)