Veracruz old maps

A 1580 map of Tlacotalpa, a small river village in the southeast of the state of Veracruz, Mexico.

Drawn by Sevillian navigator, explorer, cosmographer and cartographer, Francisco Gali, it is one of the first examples of local nautical cartography in Hispanic America.

 

1809 Nautical Chart or Map of the Harbor of Veracruz, Mexico

source Geographicus

 

1891 U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office Nautical Chart of Port of Veracruz, Mexico

source Geographicus

Current nautical map from SEMAR in the GeoGarage platform

Links :

• GeoGarage blog : One of the first examples of a local nautical map from Hispanic America