Wholesale Map of the City and Bay of Cartagena De Las Indias. (Plano De La Cyudad Y Bahya De Cartagena De Las Yndias Situado a Los 300 Gs. 41 Ms De Longytud Prymer Merydo. El Pyco De Teneryfe Y 10 Grs 27 Ms. De Latytud Boreal En El Nuevo Reyno De Granada. Levan...

Old map of Bolívar, Cartagena, Colombia. colored pen-and-ink manuscript map was drawn by Antonio de Ulloa (1716--95) in 1735, based on an earlier map by Juan de Herrera dating from around 1721. It shows in great detail the bay of Cartagena de Indias and the adjacent coastal area of the present-day city of Cartagena, Colombia. The territory was then part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada in the Spanish Empire. The map is oriented by a compass rose with north pointing to the left. Longitude is set in relation to the Royal Astronomical Observatory at Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Soundings and fathom lines indicate the depth of the sea bottom for navigation.