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Shows coast of Colombia between Cabo Aguja and Punta Canoa.
Watermark: PVDL [Pieter van der Ley] in 1 character. Watermark dated from 1665-1765.
Pen-and-ink and red and yellow inks.
Mounted on cloth backing.
LC Luso-Hispanic World, 247
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 177.
Annotated in brown ink in lower left corner: 19.
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In the 17th century, maps took a huge leap forward. Mathematical and astronomical knowledge necessary to make accurate measurements had evolved. English mathematicians had perfected triangulation: navigation and surveying by right-angled triangles. Triangulation allowed navigators to set accurate courses and produced accurate land surveys. Seamen learned to correct their compasses for declination and had determined the existence of annual compass variation. Latitude determination was greatly improved with the John Davis quadrant. The measurement of distance sailed at sea was improved by another English invention, the common log. Longitudinal distance between Europe and Québec was determined by solar and lunar eclipses by the Jesuit Bressani in the 1640s and by Jean Deshayes in 1686. With accurate surveys in Europe, the grid of the modern map began to take shape.