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Puerto Principe

PrintmakerLithographed by Julius Bien (1826 - 1909)

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Brigadier General George Malpas Cole (American, died 1933)

Date1898

MediumLithography; black and red printer's inks on cotton

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 38 5/8 x 23 7/8in. (98.1 x 60.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 41 3/4 x 27in. (106 x 68.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Miss Clara B. M. Cole

DescriptionMap of the province of Puerto Principe and the eastern edge of Santa Clara. The boundary between them is delineated with a red line. Roads and railroads are shown. Places are marked with their name and a circular symbol. Physical features include swamps, rivers and islands. Water depth in fathoms is shown around the coastline. Other numbers are shown around on the map, in the areas representing water. Some of the numbers have letters representing some kind of units of measurement, although what they are is unclear. In the bottom left is an inset index map showing all of the maps in the series.

Object number1953.56.30

NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1:250,000 Medium Note: Most sources state that cloth maps were first used by the American military in World War II, but this map is part of a series of cloth maps of Cuba produced by the Adjutant General's Office for use during the Spanish American War.

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